Wisdom is good That is, very good; the positive being put for the superlative, as it frequently is in the Hebrew text; with an inheritance When wisdom and riches meet in one man, it is a happy conjunction, for wisdom without riches wants opportunities and instruments of doing that good in the world which it is willing and desirous of doing; and riches without wisdom are like a sword in a madman's hand, and an occasion of much sin and mischief both to himself and others. And by it there is profit By wisdom joined with riches there comes great benefit to them that see the sun That is, to mortal men; not only to a man's self, but many others who live with him in this world. For wisdom is a defence Hebrew, is a shadow; which in Scripture signifies both protection and refreshment; and money is a defence Thus far wisdom and money agree; but the excellency of knowledge But herein knowledge or wisdom excels riches, that whereas riches frequently expose men to destruction, true wisdom doth often preserve a man from temporal, and always from eternal ruin.
Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 7:11
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
11 Wisdom is goodd with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12 For wisdom is a defence,e and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.