Ecclesiastes 12:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given by one shepherd.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The words of the wise are like goads, and their collected sayings are like firmly embedded nails—given by one Shepherd.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The words{H1697} of the wise{H2450} are as goads;{H1861} and as nails{H4930} well fastened{H5193} are the words of the masters{H1167} of assemblies,{H627} which are given{H5414} from one{H259} shepherd.{H7462}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The words{H1697} of the wise{H2450} are as goads{H1861}, and as nails{H4930} fastened{H5193}{(H8803)} by the masters{H1167} of assemblies{H627}, which are given{H5414}{(H8738)} from one{H259} shepherd{H7462}{(H8802)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For the wordes of ye wyse are like prickes and nales that go thorow, wherwith men are kepte together: for they are geuen of one shepherde onely.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The wordes of the wise are like goads, and like nailes fastened by the masters of the assemblies, which are giuen by one pastour.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For the wordes of the wyse are like prickes and nayles that go thorowe, of the auctoures of gatheringes which are geuen of one shephearde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Words of the wise `are' as goads, and as fences planted `by' the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are `the words of' the masters of assemblies, `which' are given from one shepherd.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are [the words of] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 80:1 : 1 Listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth.
  • Isa 22:23 : 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.
  • Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
  • Ezek 34:23 : 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
  • John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by my own.
  • Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'
  • 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds;
  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away.
  • Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
  • John 3:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?
  • Jer 23:29 : 29 Is not my word like a fire? says the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
  • Prov 1:6 : 6 To understand a proverb and the interpretation, the words of the wise and their riddles.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.
  • Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel.)
  • Ezra 9:8 : 8 And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
  • Ps 23:1 : 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not lack.

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