11Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.


In Context

8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole is vanity.

9 And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out — he made right many similes.

10 The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth.

11 Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

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

13 The end of the whole matter let us hear: — 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails-given by one Shepherd.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deeply fastened in, which by the counsel of masters are given from one shepherd.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:11The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.