Ecclesiastes 12:11

New Living Translation

The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.

Cross References

Genesis 49:24

But his bow remained taut, and his arms were strengthened by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.

Ezra 9:8

“But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the Lord our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery.

Psalm 23:1

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

Psalm 80:1

Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory

Proverbs 1:6

by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Proverbs 10:21

The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

Proverbs 22:17

Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

Isaiah 22:23

He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

Jeremiah 23:29

Does not my word burn like fire?” says the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?

John 10:14

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

John 3:10

Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things?

Acts 2:37

Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

2 Corinthians 10:4

We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.