Ecclesiastes 7:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For wysdome defendeth aswell as money, and the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession.

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  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.
  • Prov 18:10-11 : 10 The name of the Lorde is a strong castell, the righteous runneth vnto it and is in safegarde. 11 The rich mans goodes are his strong citie, and as an high wall in his owne conceipt.
  • Isa 30:2 : 2 Euen they that walke to go downe into Egypt, and haue asked no question at my mouth, but seeke strength in the might of Pharao, and trust in the shadowe of Egypt.
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 And that man shalbe vnto men as a defence for the winde, and as a refuge for the tempest, lyke as a ryuer of water in a thirstie place, and the shadowe of a great rocke in a drye lande.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes, shalbe strength, health, wisdome, and knowledge: and the very feare of the Lorde shalbe the treasure of it.
  • John 12:50 : 50 And I knowe that his commaundement is lyfe euerlastyng. Whatsoeuer I speake therfore, euen as the father bad me, so I speake.
  • John 17:3 : 3 This is lyfe eternall, that they myght knowe thee, the only true God, & Iesus Christe whom thou hast sent.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea, I thynke all thynges but losse, for the excellencie of the knowledge of Christe Iesus my Lorde: For whom I haue counted all thyng losse, & do iudge the but vile, that I may winne Christe,
  • Deut 30:19-20 : 19 I call heauen and earth to recorde this day agaynst you, that I haue set before you, lyfe and death, blessyng and cursyng: Therfore choose lyfe, that both thou and thy seede may lyue: 20 That thou mayest loue the Lord thy God, and be obedient to his voyce, and cleaue vnto hym: For he is thy life, & the length of thy dayes, that thou mayest dwell vpon the earth, which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Isahac, and Iacob, to geue them.
  • Deut 32:47 : 47 And let it not be a vayne worde vnto you: for in it is your lyfe, and through this worde ye shall prolong your dayes in the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordane to possesse it.
  • Judg 9:15 : 15 And the bryer sayde vnto the trees: If it be true that ye will annoynt me kyng ouer you, then come and put your trust vnder my shadow: If no, the fyre come out of the bryer, & waste the Cedar trees of Libanon.
  • Job 1:10 : 10 Hast thou not preserued him and his house, and al that he hath on euery side? Thou hast blessed the worke of his handes, and his possession is encreased in the lande.
  • Job 22:21-25 : 21 Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well. 22 Receaue I pray thee the lawe at his mouth, and lay vp his wordes in thyne heart. 23 For if thou wilt turne to the almightie, thou shalt be buyld vp, and put all vnrighteousnes from thy dwelling. 24 Thou shalt lay vp golde as plentyful as the dust, and the golde of Ophir as the flyntes of the riuers. 25 Yea almightie God his owne selfe shalbe thy defence, and thou shalt haue plentie of siluer.
  • Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition (to be song lyke vnto the song beginning) destroy not, a golden psalme of Dauid, when he fled from Saul into the caue. Be mercifull vnto me O Lorde, be mercifull vnto me: for my soule trusteth in thee, and vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I trust, vntyll this tiranny be ouerpast.
  • Prov 2:7 : 7 He stirreth vp health for the righteous: and defendeth them that walke vprightly,
  • Prov 2:11 : 11 Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

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