Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Sayings from the wise are like cattle prods and well fastened nails; this masterful collection was given by one shepherd.
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,
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
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 12:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Epilogue
10 The Teacher searched to find appropriate expressions, and what is written here is right and truthful. 11 Sayings from the wise are like cattle prods and well fastened nails; this masterful collection was given by one shepherd. 12 So learn from them, my son. There is no end to the crafting of many books, and too much study wearies the body.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 80:1
Shepherd of Israel, listen! The one who leads Joseph like a flock, the one enthroned on the cherubim, display your glory.
Ezekiel 34:23
""Then I'll install one shepherd for them my servant David and he will feed them, will be there for them, and will serve as their shepherd.
Acts 2:37
When the crowd that had gathered heard this, they were pierced to the heart. They asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"
Genesis 49:24
nevertheless his bow remained steady and his arms kept in shape by the strength of Jacob's Mighty One, in the name of the Shepherd, Israel's Rock,
Ezra 9:8
Though now, for a moment, grace has been shown from the LORD our God, leaving a few survivors to escape, and providing us a secure hold in his Holy Place, so that our God might enlighten us and give us relief from our servitude.
Psalm 23:1
The LORD is the one who is shepherding me; I lack nothing.
Proverbs 1:6
in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.
Proverbs 22:17
Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my teaching,
Isaiah 22:23
I'll set him like a peg into a secure place; he will become a throne of honor to his father's house.
Isaiah 40:11
Like a shepherd, he tends his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms, carries them close to his heart, and gently leads the mother sheep."
Jeremiah 23:29
"My message is like fire or like a hammer that shatters rock, is it not?" declares the LORD.
Matthew 3:7
But when John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he told them, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
John 3:10
Jesus answered him, "You're the teacher of Israel, and you can't understand this?
John 10:14
I'm the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
2 Corinthians 10:4
For the weapons of our warfare are not those of the world. Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down arguments
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep,
1 Peter 5:4
Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the victor's crown of glory that will never fade away.