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Ecclesiastes 7:11 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 7:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. good: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too”
Ecclesiastes 7:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom is good with an inheritance (טוֹבָה חָכְמָה עִם־נַחֲלָה, tovah chokhmah im-nachalah)—The comparison links wisdom (chokhmah) with material inheritance (nachalah). The preposition im ('with') suggests combination: wisdom plus resources creates powerful advantage. Wealth without wisdom leads to waste (Proverbs 21:20); wisdom without resources limits impact.And by it there is profit to them that see the sun (וְיֹתֵר לְרֹאֵי הַשָּׁמֶשׁ, ve'yoter le'ro'ei hashemesh)—'Profit' (yoter) means 'advantage' or 'gain.' The phrase 'them that see the sun' idiomatically means 'the living' (see 6:5, 11:7...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:11
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“and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.”
“nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches”
“as far as light excels darkness.”
“Receive my instruction”
“You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness”
“and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”