Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense. But the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
13Consider the work of God. For who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:47For it is no vain thing for you, because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land where ye go over the Jordan to possess it.
Job 1:10Have thou not made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has, on every side? Thou have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in thee. Yea, in the shadow of thy wings I will take refuge until calamities be passed by.
Proverbs 2:11discretion shall watch over thee, understanding shall keep thee,
Proverbs 8:35For he who finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of LORD.
Proverbs 11:4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 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. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →