Ecclesiastes 7:11

11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an 1advantage to those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:11 In-Context

9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
10 Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.
12 For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
13 Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent?

Cross References 1

  • 1. Proverbs 8:10, 11; Ecclesiastes 2:13
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