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Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

KJV

Verba sapientium sicut stimuli, et quasi clavi in altum defixi, quæ per magistrorum consilium data sunt a pastore uno.

Vulgate

Λόγοι σοφῶν ὡς τὰ βούκεντρα καὶ ὡς ἧλοι πεφυτευμένοι, οἱ παρὰ τῶν συνθεμάτων· ἐδόθησαν ἐκ ποιμένος ἑνός,

LXX

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.

ASV

דִּבְרֵ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ כַּ/דָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת וּֽ/כְ/מַשְׂמְר֥וֹת נְטוּעִ֖ים בַּעֲלֵ֣י אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת נִתְּנ֖וּ מֵ/רֹעֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת
'spvt
noun · 1×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
דָּרְבָֽן
drbn
noun · 2×
ו
v
noun · 83×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מַשְׂמְר֥וֹת
mshmrvt
noun · 1×
נָטְע֣וּ
nt'v
verb · 59×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The Unity and Harmony of Scripture. Blessed are the peacemakers.... Matthew 5:9 To the man who is a peacemaker in either sense there is in the Divine oracles nothing crooked or perverse, for they are all plain to those who understand. Proverbs 8:8-9 And because to such an one there is nothing crooked or perverse, he sees therefore abundance of peace in all the Scriptures, even …
1. The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer. Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them. Matthew 18:19 The word symphony is strictly applied to the harmonies of sounds in music. And there are indeed among musical sounds some accordant and others discordant. But the Evangelic Scripture is fam…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 2Cor 10:4 — (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
  • Acts 2:37 — Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
  • Ezek 34:23 — And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
  • Ezek 34:23 — And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
  • Ezra 9:8 — And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a litt
  • Gen 49:24 — But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
  • Heb 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug
  • Heb 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoug
  • Heb 13:20 — Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
  • Isa 22:23 — And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
  • Isa 22:23 — And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
  • Isa 40:11 — He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
  • Jer 23:29 — Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
  • John 3:10 — Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
  • John 10:2 — But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
  • John 10:14 — I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
  • John 10:16 — And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
  • Matt 3:7 — But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
  • Prov 1:6 — To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
  • Prov 1:6 — To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
  • Prov 22:17 — Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
  • Ps 23:1 — The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
  • Ps 80:1 — Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.