Ecclesiastes 12:9

וְיֹתֵר שֶׁהָיָה קֹהֶלֶת חָכָם עוֹד לִמַּד ־ דַּעַת אֶת ־ הָעָם וְאִזֵּן וְחִקֵּר תִּקֵּן מְשָׁלִים הַרְבֵּֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים אָמַר הַקּוֹהֶלֶת הַכֹּל הָֽבֶל ׃

10בִּקֵּשׁ קֹהֶלֶת לִמְצֹא דִּבְרֵי ־ חֵפֶץ וְכָתוּב יֹשֶׁר דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶֽת ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 5:12וַיְדַבֵּר שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים מָשָׁל וַיְהִי שִׁירוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה וָאָֽלֶף ׃

1 Kings 10:8אַשְׁרֵי אֲנָשֶׁיךָ אַשְׁרֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ אֵלֶּה הָֽעֹמְדִים לְפָנֶיךָ תָּמִיד הַשֹּׁמְעִים אֶת ־ חָכְמָתֶֽךָ ׃

Proverbs 10:1מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה פ בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח ־ אָב וּבֵן כְּסִיל תּוּגַת אִמּֽוֹ ׃

Daniel 12:3וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִים יַזְהִרוּ כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ וּמַצְדִּיקֵי הָֽרַבִּים כַּכּוֹכָבִים לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד ׃ פ

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 →

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