Ecclesiastes 7:11


Wisdom along with an inheritance is good
And an [excellent] advantage for those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 11:7

The light is sweet and pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

1 Kings 3:6-9

Then Solomon said, “You have shown Your servant David my father great lovingkindness, because he walked before You in faithfulness and righteousness and with uprightness of heart toward You; and You have kept for him this great lovingkindness, in that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.

Proverbs 8:10-11


“Take my instruction rather than [seeking] silver,
And take knowledge rather than choicest gold,

Ecclesiastes 2:13

Then I saw that [even secular] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly and self-indulgence as light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-18

But there was found in it a poor wise man, and by his wisdom he rescued the city. Yet no man [seriously] remembered that poor man.

Luke 16:8-9

And his master commended the unjust manager [not for his misdeeds, but] because he had acted shrewdly [by preparing for his future unemployment]; for the sons of this age [the non-believers] are shrewder in relation to their own kind [that is, to the ways of the secular world] than are the sons of light [the believers].

1 Timothy 6:17-19

As for the rich in this present world, instruct them not to be conceited and arrogant, nor to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

General references

Bible References

Good with an inheritance

Ecclesiastes 9:15
But there was found in it a poor wise man, and by his wisdom he rescued the city. Yet no man [seriously] remembered that poor man.
1 Kings 3:6
Then Solomon said, “You have shown Your servant David my father great lovingkindness, because he walked before You in faithfulness and righteousness and with uprightness of heart toward You; and You have kept for him this great lovingkindness, in that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
Luke 16:8
And his master commended the unjust manager [not for his misdeeds, but] because he had acted shrewdly [by preparing for his future unemployment]; for the sons of this age [the non-believers] are shrewder in relation to their own kind [that is, to the ways of the secular world] than are the sons of light [the believers].
1 Timothy 6:17
As for the rich in this present world, instruct them not to be conceited and arrogant, nor to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Them

Ecclesiastes 11:7
The light is sweet and pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

General references

Proverbs 8:10

“Take my instruction rather than [seeking] silver,
And take knowledge rather than choicest gold,