Ecclesiastes 12:11

Bible in Basic English 1965

The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

Cross References

Genesis 49:24

But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:

Ezra 9:8

And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.

Psalm 23:1

A Psalm. Of David. The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

Psalm 80:1

To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.

Proverbs 1:6

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

Proverbs 22:17

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

Isaiah 22:23

And I will put him like a nail in a safe place; and he will be for a seat of glory to his father's family.

Isaiah 40:11

He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like fire? says the Lord; and like a hammer, smashing the rock to bits?

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

John 10:14

I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,

John 3:10

And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?

Acts 2:37

Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

2 Corinthians 10:4

For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places;

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace, who made that great keeper of his flock, even our Lord Jesus, come back from the dead through the blood of the eternal agreement,

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

1 Peter 5:4

And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.