King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Complete Jewish Bible:
For wisdom is a shelter, and money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom keeps the one who has it alive.
Berean Standard Bible:
For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
American Standard Version:
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
For wisdom{H2451} is a defence{H6738}, and money{H3701} is a defence{H6738}: but the excellency{H3504} of knowledge{H1847} is, that wisdom{H2451} giveth life{H2421} to them that have{H1167} it.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 3:18
- She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.
Proverbs 8:35
- For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 2:7
- He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
John 17:3
- And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Judges 9:15
- And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
John 12:50
- And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
Proverbs 18:10
- ¶ The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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Commentary for Ecclesiastes 7:12
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2451
There are 141 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חׇכְמָה
Transliteration: chokmâh
Pronunciation: khok-maw'
Description: from חָכַם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. - Strong's Number: H6738
There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צֵל
Transliteration: tsêl
Pronunciation: tsale
Description: from צָלַל; shade, whether literal or figurative; defence, shade(-ow). - Strong's Number: H3701
There are 343 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֶּסֶף
Transliteration: keçeph
Pronunciation: keh'-sef
Description: from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling). - Strong's Number: H3504
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יִתְרוֹן
Transliteration: yithrôwn
Pronunciation: yith-rone'
Description: from יָתַר; preeminence, gain; better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able). - Strong's Number: H1847
There are 91 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דַּעַת
Transliteration: daʻath
Pronunciation: dah'-ath
Description: from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly). - Strong's Number: H2421
There are 235 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָיָה
Transliteration: châyâh
Pronunciation: khaw-yaw'
Description: a primitive root (compare חָוָה, חָיָה); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive; keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole. - Strong's Number: H1167
There are 78 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּעַל
Transliteration: baʻal
Pronunciation: bah'-al
Description: from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.