12And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.


In Context

9 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.

11 The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.

12 And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

13 Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.

14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:12Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:12More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.