Ecclesiastes 7:11

WEB

¹¹Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

KJV

¹¹¶ Wisdom^[+] is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

BSB

¹¹Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

FBV

¹¹Wisdom is good—it's like receiving an inheritance. It benefits everyone in life.

Extra References

Ecclesiastes 11:7

⁷Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.

¹⁷Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; ¹⁸that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share; ¹⁹laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

Proverbs 8:10-11

¹⁰Receive my instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than choice gold. ¹¹For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

¹³Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-18

¹⁵Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. ¹⁶Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. ¹⁷The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools. ¹⁸Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

Luke 16:8-9

⁸“His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light. ⁹I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

1 Kings 3:6-9

⁶Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today. ⁷Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in. ⁸Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude. ⁹Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”