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Ecclesiastes 7:12
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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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Consider the work of God: for who can make [that] straight, which he hath made crooked?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
For wisdomH2451 is a defenceH6738, and moneyH3701 is a defenceH6738: but the excellencyH3504 of knowledgeH1847 is, that wisdomH2451 giveth lifeH2421 to them that haveH1167 it.
Original Hebrew
כִּי בְּצֵל הַחָכְמָה בְּצֵל הַכָּסֶף וְיִתְרֹון דַּעַת הַחָכְמָה תְּחַיֶּה בְעָלֶיהָ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֛י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
בְּ/צֵ֥ל |
be./Tzel | H6738 | HR/Ncmsa | (is) (in)/ a shade |
הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה |
ha./cha.khe.Mah | H2451 | HTd/Ncfsa | (the)/ wisdom |
בְּ/צֵ֣ל |
be./Tzel | H6738 | HR/Ncmsa | (is) (in)/ a shade |
הַ/כָּ֑סֶף |
ha./Ka.sef | H3701 | HTd/Ncmsa | (the)/ money |
וְ/יִתְר֣וֹן |
ve./yit.Ron | H3504 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) advantage of |
דַּ֔עַת |
Da.'at | H1847 | HNcfsa | knowledge |
הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה |
ha./cha.khe.Mah | H2451 | HTd/Ncfsa | (the)/ wisdom |
תְּחַיֶּ֥ה |
te.chai.Yeh | H2421 | HVpi3fs | it preserves alive |
בְעָלֶֽי/הָ |
ve.'a.Lei./ha | H1167 | HNcmpc/Sp3fs | owners/ its |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
- H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
- H2421 — חָיָה (châyâh, khaw-yaw'): a primitive root (compare חָוָה, חָיָה); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive; keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H3504 — יִתְרוֹן (yithrôwn, yith-rone'): from יָתַר; preeminence, gain; better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
- H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
- H6738 — צֵל (tsêl, tsale): from צָלַל; shade, whether literal or figurative; defence, shade(-ow).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a defence — Judges 9:15, Psalms 57:1, Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 32:2
- the excellency — Deuteronomy 30:19-20, Deuteronomy 32:47, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 8:35, Proverbs 9:11, Proverbs 11:4, John 12:50, John 17:3
- wisdom — Job 1:10, Job 22:21-25, Proverbs 2:7, Proverbs 2:11, Proverbs 14:20, Proverbs 18:10-11, Isaiah 33:6
Reciprocal references (9): Proverbs 4:7, Proverbs 4:13, Proverbs 8:19, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 14:24, Proverbs 16:16, Ecclesiastes 1:15, Ecclesiastes 2:13, Ecclesiastes 10:19
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