Ecclesiastes 12:12 - The Scriptures 2009

And besides these, my son, be warned – the making of many books has no end, and much study is a wearying of the flesh.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But about going further [than the words given by one Shepherd], my son, be warned. Of making many books there is no end [so do not believe everything you read], and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

American Standard Version (1901)

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Common English Bible

Be careful, my child, of anything beyond them! There’s no end to the excessive production of scrolls. Studying too much wearies the body.

Catholic Public Domain Version

You should require no more than this, my son. For there is no end to the making of many books. And excessive study is an affliction to the flesh.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 Cross References

1 Kings 4:32

And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

Ecclesiastes 1:18

For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases suffering.

John 20:31

but these have been written so that you believe that יהושע is the Messiah, the Son of Elohim, and that, believing, you might possess life in His Name.

John 21:25

Now there is much else that יהושע did. If every one of them were written down, I think that the world itself would not contain the written books. Amĕn.

John 5:39

“You search the Scriptures, because you think you possess everlasting life in them. And these are the ones that bear witness of Me.