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Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

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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.

KJV

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

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697 →
חֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.Mimwise [people]H2450 →
כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹתka.Da.re.vo.Not[are] like <the> goadsH1861 →
וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹתu.khe.mas.me.Rotand [are] like nailsH4930 →
נְטוּעִ֖יםne.tu.'Imfirmly fixedH5193 →
בַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.Leimasters ofH1167 →
אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת'a.su.PotcollectionsH627 →
נִתְּנ֖וּni.te.Nuthey are givenH5414 →
מֵרֹעֶ֥הme.ro.'Ehfrom a shepherdH7462 →
אֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadoneH259 →

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Acts 2:37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Jeremiah 23:29“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”Ezekiel 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.Proverbs 1:6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.John 3:10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?John 10:16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.John 10:14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forthIsaiah 22:23I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.Matthew 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?John 10:2But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.Ezra 9:8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.Genesis 49:24Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

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About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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