Ecclesiastes 7:12

Forsothe wisdom with richessis is more profitable, and profitith more to men seynge the sunne.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11Seie thou not, What gessist thou is of cause, that the formere tymes weren betere than ben now? for whi siche axyng is fonned.

13For as wisdom defendith, so money defendith; but lernyng and wisdom hath this more, that tho yyuen lijf to `her weldere.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:47for not in veyn tho ben comaundid to you, but that alle men schulden lyue in tho; whiche wordis ye schulen do, and schulen contynue in long tyme in the lond, to which ye schulen entre to welde, whanne Jordan is passid.

Job 1:10Whethir thou hast not cumpassid hym, and his hows, and al his catel bi cumpas? Thou hast blessid the werkis of hise hondis, and hise possessioun encreesside in erthe.

Psalms 57:1The title of the seuene and fiftithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To victorie; `lese thou not the swete song, ether the semely salm, of Dauid. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomere, that thou lese not Dauid, meke and simple.

Proverbs 2:11good councel schal kepe thee, and prudence schal kepe thee; that thou be delyuered fro an yuel weie,

Proverbs 8:35He that fyndith me, schal fynde lijf; and schal drawe helthe of the Lord.

Proverbs 11:4Richessis schulen not profite in the dai of veniaunce; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.

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