Ecclesiastes 12:11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹¹ The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings which are given by one Shepherd.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ The words of the wise are like prodding goads, and firmly fixed [in the mind] like nails are the collected sayings which are given [as proceeding] from one Shepherd. [Ezek. 37:24.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹¹ The words of the wise are like iron-tipped prods; the collected sayings of the masters are like nails fixed firmly by a shepherd.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ The words of the wise are like a goad, and like nails deeply fastened, which, through the counsel of teachers, are set forth by one pastor.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deeply fastened in, which by the counsel of masters are given from one shepherd.

Ecclesiastes 12:11 Cross References

Genesis 49:24

yet his bow remained unmoved, his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel),

Ezra 9:8

But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant, and to give us a secure hold within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage.

Psalm 23:1

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want;

Psalm 80:1

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth

Proverbs 1:6

to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 22:17

Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Isaiah 22:23

And I will fasten him like a peg in a sure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arms, he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer which breaks the rock in pieces?

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me,

John 3:10

Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this?

Acts 2:37

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?”

2 Corinthians 10:4

for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

1 Peter 5:4

And when the chief Shepherd is manifested you will obtain the unfading crown of glory.