Yet his bow was always filled, and his arms quick-moving— by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From there a Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
Ecclesiastes 12:11 - Tree of Life Version The words of the wise are like goads, their collective sayings are like firmly affixed nails. They have been given by one Shepherd. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
Yet his bow was always filled, and his arms quick-moving— by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From there a Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
“But now for a brief moment Adonai our God has shown us favor in leaving us a remnant and giving us as a peg in His holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our bondage.
to understand a proverb and a puzzle, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of understanding.
Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool destroy him.
Better to hear a rebuke from the wise than to listen to the song of fools.
I will fasten him as a peg in a firm place, and he will be a throne of honor to his father’s house.
Like a shepherd, He tends His flock. He gathers the lambs in His arms carries them in his bosom, and gently guides nursing ewes.
“Is not My word like fire?” says Adonai, “or like a hammer that shatters rock?
So I will set up One Shepherd over them, My servant David—He will tend them, He will feed them Himself and be their shepherd.
But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Yeshua answered him, “You’re a teacher of Israel and you do not understand these things?
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the emissaries, “Fellow brethren, what shall we do?”
For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but powerful through God for the tearing down of strongholds. We are tearing down false arguments
Now may the God of shalom, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep by the blood of an everlasting covenant, our Lord Yeshua,
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword—piercing right through to a separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.