Ecclesiastes 7:12

American Standard Version (1901)

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

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  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
  • Prov 18:10-11 : 10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
  • Isa 30:2 : 2 that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.
  • John 12:50 : 50 And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
  • Deut 30:19-20 : 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed; 20 to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest dwell in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
  • Deut 32:47 : 47 For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.
  • Judg 9:15 : 15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
  • Job 1:10 : 10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
  • Job 22:21-25 : 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. 24 And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks; 25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
  • Ps 57:1 : 1 [For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave]. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
  • Prov 2:7 : 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;
  • Prov 2:11 : 11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

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  • Eccl 7:11
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    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.

  • Prov 4:7
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    7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

  • Prov 3:13-14
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    13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

    14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

  • Prov 8:9-12
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    9They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

    10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.

    11For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

    12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

  • Prov 24:4-5
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    4And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

    5A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

    11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

  • Isa 33:6
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    6And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.

  • Prov 2:5-7
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    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

    6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:

    7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;

  • Eccl 1:18
    72%

    18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

  • Prov 24:14
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    14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 20:15
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    15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 9:10-11
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    10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

    11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

  • Eccl 6:8
    71%

    8For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? [or] what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

  • 2 Chr 1:12
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    12wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee; neither shall there any after thee have the like.

  • Prov 16:22
    71%

    22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.

    13With [God] is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Eccl 2:13
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    13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

  • Prov 8:14
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    14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.

  • Prov 1:4-5
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    4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

    5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

  • Job 28:12-13
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    12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

    13Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.

  • Prov 3:16
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    16Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

  • Eccl 2:21
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    21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

  • Prov 17:27
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    27He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

  • Prov 1:2
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    2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

  • Prov 22:20
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    20Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

  • Prov 15:24
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    24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

  • Eccl 1:16
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    16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Eccl 9:16
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    16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.