Ecclesiastes 7:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

For wisdom `is' a defense, money `is' a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom `is', She reviveth her possessors.

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  • Prov 3:18 : 18 A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
  • Prov 14:20 : 20 Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich `are' many.
  • Prov 18:10-11 : 10 A tower of strength `is' the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high. 11 The wealth of the rich `is' the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
  • Isa 30:2 : 2 Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 And each hath been as a hiding-place `from' wind, And as a secret hiding-place `from' inundation, As rivulets of waters in a dry place, As a shadow of a heavy rock in a weary land.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah -- it `is' His treasure.
  • John 12:50 : 50 and I have known that His command is life age-during; what, therefore, I speak, according as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.'
  • John 17:3 : 3 and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send -- Jesus Christ;
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,
  • Deut 30:19-20 : 19 `I have caused to testify against you to-day the heavens and the earth; life and death I have set before thee, the blessing and the reviling; and thou hast fixed on life, so that thou dost live, thou and thy seed, 20 to love Jehovah thy God, to hearken to His voice, and to cleave to Him (for He `is' thy life, and the length of thy days), to dwell on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.'
  • Deut 32:47 : 47 for it `is' not a vain thing for you, for it `is' your life, and by this thing ye prolong days on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'
  • Judg 9:15 : 15 And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow; and if not -- fire cometh out from the bramble, and devoureth the cedars of Lebanon.
  • Job 1:10 : 10 Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?
  • Job 22:21-25 : 21 Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase `is' good. 22 Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart. 23 If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents. 24 So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering. 25 And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver `is' strength to thee.
  • Ps 57:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.
  • Prov 2:7 : 7 Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.
  • Prov 2:11 : 11 Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

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    9All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

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    10For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

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    5Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

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    18for, in abundance of wisdom `is' abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'

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    15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, `are' lips of knowledge.

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    8Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

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    10The commencement of wisdom `is' the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones `is' understanding.

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    14The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.

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    12the wisdom and the knowledge is given to thee, and riches and wealth and honour I give to thee, that there hath not been so to the kings who `are' before thee, and after thee it is not so.'

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    22A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

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    7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools `is' not right.