Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: 1 And the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom 1 Will give life to him that has it. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: 1 And there is an advantage by it to them that see the sun. 1
13Behold the works of God: 1 For who shall be able to straighten 1 Him whom God has made crooked? 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:47For this is no vain word to you; for it is your life, and because of this word ye shall live long upon the land, into which ye go over Jordan to inherit it.
Job 1:10Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, 1 And all his possessions round about? 1 And hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, 1 And multiplied his cattle upon the land? 1
Psalms 57:1For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial. 1
Proverbs 2:11Good counsel shall guard thee, 1 And holy understanding shall keep thee; 1
Proverbs 8:35For my outgoings are the outgoings of life, 1 And in them is prepared favor from the Lord. 1
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 →