Ecclesiastes 12:11
The wordes of the wise are like goads, and like nailes fastened by the masters of the assemblies, which are giuen by one pastour.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
10The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.
Cross References
Genesis 49:24But his bowe abode strong, and the hands of his armes were strengthened, by the handes of the mighty God of Iaakob, of whom was the feeder appointed, by the stone of Israel,
Psalms 23:1A Psalme of David. The Lord is my shepheard, I shall not want.
Proverbs 1:6To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
Isaiah 40:11He shall feede his flocke like a shepheard: he shall gather the lambes with his arme, and cary them in his bosome, and shall guide them with young.
Ezekiel 34:23And I wil set vp a shepherd ouer them, and he shall feede them, euen my seruant Dauid, he shall feede them, and he shalbe their shepherd.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 12:9-13
The Conclusion of the Whole. 8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. 9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. 10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. 12 And further, by these, my son, be… Read the whole commentary →