Ecclesiastes 7:11

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Ecclesiastes 7:11


← Ecclesiastes 7:10 Ecclesiastes 7:11 (KJV) Ecclesiastes 7:12 →
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
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.

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
Strong's References
  • H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם (châkam) H2449; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
  • H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב (ṭôwb) H2895; 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 (yâthar) H3498; 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 (nâchal) H5157 (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 (nachal) H5158.
  • 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 (Bêyth Shemesh) H1053.

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 (ʻâmam) H6004; 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).
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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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