NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The wordsdabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of the wise chakam (khaw-kawm') wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man). are as goads dorbown (dor-bone') a goad -- goad. and as nails masmrah (mas-mer-aw') a peg -- nail. fastened nata` (naw-tah') to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er). by the masters ba`al (bah'-al) a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of. of assemblies 'acuppah (as-up-paw') a collection of (learned) men (only in the plural) -- assembly. which are given nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) from one 'echad (ekh-awd') united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first shepherd ra`ah (raw-aw') to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd. King James Bible The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. Holman Christian Standard Bible The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd. International Standard Version Sayings from the wise are like cattle prods and well fastened nails; this masterful collection was given by one shepherd. NET Bible The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd. GOD'S WORD® Translation Words from wise people are like spurs. Their collected sayings are like nails that have been driven in firmly. They come from one shepherd. King James 2000 Bible The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fixed by the masters of assemblies, which are given by one shepherd. Links Ecclesiastes 12:11Ecclesiastes 12:11 NIV Ecclesiastes 12:11 NLT Ecclesiastes 12:11 ESV Ecclesiastes 12:11 NASB Ecclesiastes 12:11 KJV |
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