Ecclesiastes 7:12
“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 7:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn im Schatten ist, wer Weisheit hat, im Schatten, wer Geld hat; aber der Vorzug der Erkenntnis ist dieser, daß die Weisheit ihren Besitzern Leben gibt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque escudo es la ciencia, y escudo es el dinero: mas la sabiduría excede en que da vida á sus poseedores.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque a sabedoria serve de proteção, assim como o dinheiro serve de proteção; mas a maior vantagem do conhecimento é que a sabedoria dá vida aos que a possuem.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois a sabedoria proporciona tanta proteção quanto o dinheiro pode proporcionar, mas a vantagem do conhecimento é que a sabedoria dá vida a quem a possui.
📖 Ecclesiastes 7:12 in Context
10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
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