Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For in the shadow, wisdom; in the shadow, silver: and the excellence of knowledge is wisdom shall preserve alive those possessing it
New American Standard Bible
But the advantage of knowledge is that
King James Version
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Holman Bible
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
International Standard Version
Indeed, wisdom gives protection, just like money does, but it's better to know that wisdom gives life, to those who have mastered it.
A Conservative Version
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense. But the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
American Standard Version
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
Amplified
For wisdom is a protection even as money is a protection,
But the [excellent] advantage of knowledge is that wisdom shields and preserves the lives of its possessors.
Bible in Basic English
Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.
Darby Translation
For wisdom is a defence as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom maketh them that possess it to live.
King James 2000
For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellence of knowledge is, that wisdom gives life to them that have it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection}. But knowledge [has] an advantage--wisdom restores life to its possessor.
Modern King James verseion
For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For wisdom defendeth as well as money, and the excellent knowledge and wisdom giveth life to him that have it in possession.
NET Bible
For wisdom provides protection, just as money provides protection. But the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
New Heart English Bible
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
The Emphasized Bible
For, a protection, is wisdom, and, a protection, is silver, - but, the advantage of knowledge, is, that, wisdom, giveth life to the possessors thereof.
Webster
For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellence of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
World English Bible
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
Youngs Literal Translation
For wisdom is a defense, money is a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom is, She reviveth her possessors.
Topics
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:12
Prayers for Ecclesiastes 7:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom Gives Life
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and a remainder to those seeing the sun. 12 For in the shadow, wisdom; in the shadow, silver: and the excellence of knowledge is wisdom shall preserve alive those possessing it 13 See the work of God: for who shall be able to make straight what he made it crooked?
Cross References
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to all holding upon her: and happy he holding her fast
Proverbs 8:35
For he finding me, the finding of life, and he shall bnng forth acceptance from Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
I called to witness against you this day the heavens and the earth, the life and the death I gave before thee, the blessing and the curse: and choose upon life, so that thou shalt live, thou and thy seed:
Deuteronomy 32:47
For it is not an empty word for you, but it is your life; and in this word ye shall prolong the days upon the land which ye pass through Jordan there to inherit it
Judges 9:15
And the buckthorn will say to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow: and if not, fire shall come forth from the buckthorn and shall consume the cedars of Lebanon.
Job 1:10
Didst thou, not hedge about him and about his house, and about all that is to him from round about? Thou didst bless the work of his hands, and his possession spread abroad in the earth.
Job 22:21-25
Be acquainted now with him, and be safe: by them shall good come to thee.
Psalm 57:1
To the overseer, Thou wilt not destroy, to David a poem in his fleeing from the face of Saul in the cave. Compassionate me, O God, compassionate me: for in thee my soul put trust, and in the shadow of thy wings I will put my trust till calamity shall pass by.
Proverbs 2:7
He treasured up deliverance for the upright: a shield to those going in uprightness:
Proverbs 2:11
Meditation shall watch over thee, understanding shall guard thee:
Proverbs 9:11
For in me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
Proverbs 11:4
Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, and justice will deliver from death.
Proverbs 14:20
Also the poor shall be hated by his neighbor: and many loving the rich one.
Proverbs 18:10-11
The name of Jehovah a tower of strength: into it the just one shall run and be exalted.
Isaiah 30:2
Going to come down to Egypt, and my mouth they asked not; to be strengthened by the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt
Isaiah 32:2
And a man was as a hiding of the spirit, and a covering of the tempest; as brooks of water in Zion, as the shadow of a weighty rock in a weary land.
Isaiah 33:6
And the stability of thy times, the strength of salvation, was wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah this his treasure.
John 12:50
And I know that his command is life eternal: therefore what I speak, as the Father said to me, so I speak.
John 17:3
And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.
Philippians 3:8
But surely, I also think all things to be loss for the superiority of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have been made to lose all things, and I think to be offscourings, that I shall gain Christ,