Parallel Bible results for "Ecclesiastes 12:11"

Ecclesiastes 12:11

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11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.
11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd.
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