Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance and an advantage to those who see the sun,

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Light is sweet, and it is pleasing for the eyes to see the sun.

And I realised that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.

Don’t say, ‘Why were the former days better than these? ’ since it is not wise of you to ask this.

But where can wisdom be found, and where is understanding located?

for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.

She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire can equal her.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.