Parallel Bible results for "Ecclesiastes 7:11-12"

Ecclesiastes 7:11-12

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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.

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

12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money; and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

12 Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.

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