Ecclesiastes 7:12

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For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.

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  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For through me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
  • Prov 18:10-11 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. 11 The wealth of the rich is like their fortified city; they imagine it is a wall too high to scale.
  • Isa 30:2 : 2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt.
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is His treasure.
  • John 12:50 : 50 I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told Me to say.
  • John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ,
  • Deut 30:19-20 : 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life, so that you and your descendants may live, 20 loving the LORD your God, obeying His voice, and holding fast to Him. For He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give them.
  • Deut 32:47 : 47 They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  • Judg 9:15 : 15 The bramble said to the trees, 'If you truly mean to anoint me as king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade. But if not, let fire come out of the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.'
  • Job 1:10 : 10 'Haven't you placed a hedge around him and his household and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands so that his possessions have increased in the land.'
  • Job 22:21-25 : 21 Be reconciled with God now, and at peace with Him; this will bring good to you. 22 Accept instruction from His mouth and place His words in your heart. 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice far from your tent, 24 and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver.
  • Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chief musician: Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave.
  • Prov 2:7 : 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
  • Prov 2:11 : 11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Eccl 7:11
    82%

    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and it is an advantage for those who see the light of day.

  • Eccl 7:19
    75%

    19Wisdom makes a wise person stronger than ten rulers in a city.

  • Prov 4:7
    74%

    7Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding.

  • Prov 3:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

    14For the profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver, and her gain than fine gold.

  • Prov 8:9-12
    4 verses
    74%

    9They are all plain to those who understand, and right to those who find knowledge.

    10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

    11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

    12I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I possess knowledge and discretion.

  • Prov 16:16
    73%

    16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!

  • Prov 24:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4By knowledge the rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasant treasures.

    5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

    11Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

  • Isa 33:6
    73%

    6He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is His treasure.

  • Prov 2:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

    7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

  • Eccl 1:18
    72%

    18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

  • Prov 24:14
    72%

    14In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 20:15
    72%

    15There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

  • Prov 19:8
    72%

    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 9:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

    11For through me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

  • Eccl 6:8
    71%

    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Prov 10:14
    71%

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • 2 Chr 1:12
    71%

    12Therefore wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you wealth, possessions, and honor, such as no king before you ever had and none after you will have."

  • Prov 16:22
    71%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Job 12:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12"Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days."

    13"With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His."

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Eccl 2:13
    70%

    13I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

  • Prov 8:14
    70%

    14Counsel and wisdom belong to me; I have understanding and strength.

  • Prov 1:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—

    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 18:15
    70%

    15The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Job 28:12-13
    2 verses
    69%

    12But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?

    13Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

  • Prov 3:16
    69%

    16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor.

  • Prov 17:16
    69%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Eccl 2:21
    69%

    21For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

  • Prov 17:27
    69%

    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

  • Prov 1:2
    69%

    2To know wisdom and discipline, to understand words of insight,

  • Prov 22:20
    69%

    20Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge?

  • Prov 15:24
    69%

    24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Eccl 7:25
    68%

    25I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Eccl 1:16
    68%

    16I said to myself, 'Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled Jerusalem before me. I have experienced much wisdom and knowledge.'

  • Eccl 9:16
    68%

    16So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.

  • Prov 15:7
    68%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.