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Ecclesiastes 7:11

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

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Ecclesiastes 7:11 in other translations

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

Ecclesiastes 7:11 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:11 in context

  1. 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
  2. 10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
  3. 11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
  4. 12For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
  5. 13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?