Ecclesiastes 12:11

New American Bible - revised edition

The sayings of the wise are like goads; like fixed spikes are the collected sayings given by one shepherd.

Cross References

Genesis 49:24

But his bow remained taut, and his arms were nimble, By the power of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Ezra 9:8

“And now, only a short time ago, mercy came to us from the Lord, our God, who left us a remnant and gave us a stake in his holy place; thus our God has brightened our eyes and given us relief in our slavery.

Psalm 23:1

A psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.

Psalm 80:1

For the leader; according to “Lilies.” Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.

Proverbs 1:6

To comprehend proverb and byword, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the just nourish many, but fools die for want of sense.

Proverbs 22:17

The Words of the Wise: Incline your ear, and hear my words, and let your mind attend to my teaching;

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of the wise win favor, but the lips of fools consume them.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise than to listen to the song of fools;

Isaiah 22:23

I will fix him as a peg in a firm place, a seat of honor for his ancestral house;

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, Carrying them in his bosom, leading the ewes with care.

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like fire—oracle of the Lord— like a hammer shattering rock?

Ezekiel 34:23

I will appoint one shepherd over them to pasture them, my servant David; he shall pasture them and be their shepherd.

Matthew 3:7

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

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me,

John 3:10

Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this?

Acts 2:37

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?”

2 Corinthians 10:4

for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments

Hebrews 13:20

May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord,

Hebrews 4:12

Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.

1 Peter 5:4

And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. Advice to the Community.