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Ecclesiastes 7:11
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Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.
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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.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
WisdomH2451 is goodH2896 with an inheritanceH5159: and by it there is profitH3148 to them that seeH7200 the sunH8121.
Original Hebrew
טֹובָה חָכְמָה עִם־נַחֲלָה וְיֹתֵר לְרֹאֵי הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
טוֹבָ֥ה |
to.Vah | H2896 | HAafsa | (is) good |
חָכְמָ֖ה |
chokh.mah | H2451 | HNcfsa | wisdom |
עִֽם |
'im- | H5973 | HR | with |
נַחֲלָ֑ה |
na.cha.Lah | H5159 | HNcfsa | an inheritance |
וְ/יֹתֵ֖ר |
ve./yo.Ter | H3148 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ (is) an advantage |
לְ/רֹאֵ֥י |
le./ro.'Ei | H7200 | HR/Vqrmpc | to/ (those who) see |
הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ |
ha./Sha.mesh | H8121 | HTd/Ncbsa | (of) the/ sun |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H3148 — יוֹתֵר (yôwthêr, yo-thare'): active participle of יָתַר; properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction; better, more(-over), over, profit.
- H5159 — נַחֲלָה (nachălâh, nakh-al-aw'): from נָחַל (in its usual sense); properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion; heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare נַחַל.
- H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
- H8121 — שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh, sheh'-mesh): from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement; [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- good with an inheritance — 1 Kings 3:6-9, Ecclesiastes 9:15-18, Luke 16:8-9, 1 Timothy 6:17-19
- them — Ecclesiastes 11:7
Reciprocal references (8): 1 Kings 3:9, Job 22:2, Proverbs 8:10, Proverbs 14:24, Proverbs 21:20, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:13, Ecclesiastes 10:19
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