Ecclesiastes 12:11 Parallel Translations

Words from wise people are like spurs. Their collected sayings are like nails that have been driven in firmly. They come from one shepherd.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

ASV:

The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

BBE:

The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

DBY:

The words of the wise are as goads, and the collections of them as nails fastened in: they are given from one shepherd.

ERV:

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

JPS:

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are those that are composed in collections; they are given from one shepherd.

WBS:

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

WEB:

The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

YLT:

Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

Ecclesiastes 12:11 Cross References

XREF:

Ezra 9:8 "But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage.

Proverbs 1:6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.

Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

Isaiah 22:23 "I will drive him like a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father's house.

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

12:11 The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails {x} fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one {y} shepherd.
(x) Which are well applied by the ministers, whom he calls masters.
(y) That is by God.

WES:

12:11 Nails - Piercing into men's dull minds, which make powerful and abiding impressions in them. Masters - By the teachers of God's church, appointed of God for that work. Shepherd - From Christ, the great Shepherd of the church in all ages.

MHC:

12:8-14 Solomon repeats his text, VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY. These are the words of one that could speak by dear-bought experience of the vanity of the world, which can do nothing to ease men of the burden of sin. As he considered the worth of souls, he gave good heed to what he spake and wrote; words of truth will always be acceptable words. The truths of God are as goads to such as are dull and draw back, and nails to such as are wandering and draw aside; means to establish the heart, that we may never sit loose to our duty, nor be taken from it. The Shepherd of Israel is the Giver of inspired wisdom. Teachers and guides all receive their communications from him. The title is applied in Scripture to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The prophets sought diligently, what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. To write many books was not suited to the shortness of human life, and would be weariness to the writer, and to the reader; and then was much more so to both than it is now. All things would be vanity and vexation, except they led to this conclusion, That to fear God, and keep his commandments, is the whole of man. The fear of God includes in it all the affections of the soul towards him, which are produced by the Holy Spirit. There may be terror where there is no love, nay, where there is hatred. But this is different from the gracious fear of God, as the feelings of an affectionate child. The fear of God, is often put for the whole of true religion in the heart, and includes its practical results in the life. Let us attend to the one thing needful, and now come to him as a merciful Saviour, who will soon come as an almighty Judge, when he will bring to light the things of darkness, and manifest the counsels of all hearts. Why does God record in his word, that ALL IS VANITY, but to keep us from deceiving ourselves to our ruin? He makes our duty to be our interest. May it be graven in all our hearts. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is all that concerns man.

CONC:

Assemblies Collected Collections Composed Embedded Fastened Fences Firmly Fixed Goads Grouped Guide Hammer Masters Nails Planted Pointed Sayings Shepherd Well-driven Wise

Assemblies Collected Collections Composed Fastened Fences Firmly Fixed Goads Grouped Guide Hammer Masters Nails Planted Pointed Sayings Shepherd Together Wise Words

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