11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.


In Context

8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

12 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.

13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

Ecclesiastes 7:11 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom with riches is more profitable, and bringeth more advantage to them that see the sun.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance: yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And an advantage it is to those beholding the sun.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.