Ecclesiastes 7:11
Strong's Lexicon
Wisdom,
חָכְמָ֖ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

like
עִֽם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

an inheritance,
נַחֲלָ֑ה (na·ḥă·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5159: 1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion

[is] good,
טוֹבָ֥ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty

and it benefits
וְיֹתֵ֖ר (wə·yō·ṯêr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3148: n m 1) superiority, advantage, excess adv 2) excess, better conj 3) besides, moreover, more

those who see
לְרֹאֵ֥י (lə·rō·’ê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

the sun.
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ (haš·šā·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8121: 1) sun 1a) sun 1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction) 1c) sun (as object of illicit worship) 1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases) 1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

Young's Literal Translation
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance, And an advantage [it is] to those beholding the sun.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance and an advantage to those who see the sun,

New American Standard Bible
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.

King James Bible
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.

New Living Translation
Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life.

English Standard Version
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.

New American Standard Bible
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.

King James Bible
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance and an advantage to those who see the sun,

International Standard Version
Wise use of possessions is good; it brings benefit to the living.

NET Bible
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.

American Standard Version
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

English Revised Version
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance: yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

Young's Literal Translation
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And an advantage it is to those beholding the sun.
















Cross References
Proverbs 8:10
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:10
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Ecclesiastes 11:7
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
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