Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Holman Bible
The sayings of the wise are like goads,
International Standard Version
Sayings from the wise are like cattle prods and well fastened nails; this masterful collection was given by one shepherd.
A Conservative Version
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies. They have been given from one shepherd.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The words of the wise are like [prodding] goads, and these collected sayings are [firmly fixed in the mind] like well-driven nails;
Bible in Basic English
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
Darby Translation
The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.
Julia Smith Translation
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails planted of the masters of the gatherings; they were given from one shepherd.
King James 2000
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fixed by the masters of assemblies, which are given by one shepherd.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The words of the wise [are] like cattle goads; the collections of the sages [are] like pricks inflicted by one shepherd.
Modern King James verseion
The words of the wise are like goads; yes, their collected words are like nails driven home; they are given from one Shepherd.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the words of the wise are like pricks and nails that go through, wherewith men are kept together: for they are given of one shepherd only.
NET Bible
The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.
New Heart English Bible
The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of collections, which are given from one shepherd.
The Emphasized Bible
The words of the wise, are as goads, yea, as driven nails, their well-ordered sayings, - given from one shepherd.
Webster
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.
Themes
Provoke » Figurative » Of mental incentive
Speech/communication » The words of the wise
Walls » Of houses » Had nails or pegs fastened into them when built
Wise » Words » Inspiring and unforgettable
Interlinear
Ba`al
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 12:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Epilogue
10
The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
11 The
Names
Cross References
Psalm 80:1
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Ezekiel 34:23
And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.
Acts 2:37
Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
Genesis 49:24
yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (from there is the Shepherd,the Stone of Israel),
Ezra 9:8
But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery.
Psalm 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Proverbs 1:6
to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
Proverbs 22:17
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Isaiah 22:23
And I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house.
Isaiah 40:11
He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Jeremiah 23:29
Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
John 3:10
Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?
John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
2 Corinthians 10:4
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
1 Peter 5:4
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.