1 Kings 3:6-9; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Ecclesiastes 11:7; Ecclesiastes 9:15-18; Luke 16:8; Luke 16:9
And by it there is profit ... - literally, And is profitable to the living. The same word as in Ecclesiastes 6:11 , to the question in which it...
Wisdom [is] good with an (h) inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun. (h) He answers to them who do not value wisdom unles...
Proverbs and Reflections. After asking, What is good for man in life? ( Ecclesiastes 6:12 ), Qoheleth gives us advice as to what a man may do by wa...
Wisdom. Hebrew. chakmah. See note on Proverbs 1:2 . with, &c. . like, or as. See Ecclesiastes 2:16 ; Ecclesiastes 8:1 . Genesis 18:23 ;...
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. Wisdom is good with an inheritance - In this chapter Solo...
Wisdom is good with an inheritance— Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; nay, more profitable to them who see the sun; because both wisdom and mon...
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is...
Practical Aphorisms 1-6. Things useful to remember in life. The writer has just warned as that we cannot rely on either the present or the future....
Them that see the sun ] i.e. the living.
With. — This is the ordinary meaning of the word, and accordingly is the rendering of the older translators, but the marginal “as good as,” or “equ...
THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 ; Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 , and Ecclesiastes 8:1-1...
The preacher now proceeded to the inculcation of indifference toward all the facts of life as the only attitude which is in the least likely to be sa...
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. (12) For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the...
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance ,.... It is good of itself. Or, "is as good as an inheritance" n, as it may be rendered; it is a portion of its...
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun. Ver. 11. Wisdom is good with an inheritance, ] a So...
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 w...
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: an...
Good, i.e. very good; the positive being put for the superlative, as it is frequently in the Hebrew text. When wisdom and riches meet in one man, i...
Chapter 7 It Is Good To Be Aware of Death, To Listen To Rebuke, To Behave Wisely, Even Though Life Is Unfair. But The World Is Full of Wickedness....
The Importance of Practical Wisdom ( Ecclesiastes 7:11-22 ). Wisdom As A Defence ( Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 ). Having wisdom is a good foundation for...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 7:11 . Wisdom is good with an inheritance] Wisdom, though good in itself, yet when joined with ample means imparts...
good Or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too.
Ecclesiastes 5:8-7 I. We left Koheleth in the act of exhorting us to fear God. The fear of God, of course, implies a belief in the Divine superint...
Ecclesiastes 7 and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 I. The endeavour to secure a competence may be not lawful only, but most laudable, since God means us t...
Ecclesiastes 7:1 . A good name is better than precious ointment. Shem, a name; shemen, ointment. The reference is to the embalming of bodies with...
EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 7:1 Ecclesiastes 12:8 .—Division II . DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE - MENTIONED EXPERIENCES IN THE WAY...
Contempt of the World and the Spirit Of Calm Resignation
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, that is, if compared with earthly possessions, or when joined with an ample estate, for the wise man, if wealthy,...
Good — When wisdom and riches meet in one man, it is an happy conjunction. By it — By wisdom joined with riches there comes great benefit. To them...
11 Wisdom is goodd with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.