Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:12–13
12For wisdom, like money, is a shelter,
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
13Consider the work of God:
Who can straighten what He has bent?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| wisdom | הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה | ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| like money | הַכָּ֑סֶף | hak·kā·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| a shelter | בְּצֵ֣ל | bə·ṣêl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H6738 shadow |
| and the advantage | וְיִתְר֣וֹן | wə·yiṯ·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3504 advantage, profit |
| of knowledge | דַּ֔עַת | da·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| is that wisdom | הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה | ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| preserves the life | תְּחַיֶּ֥ה | tə·ḥay·yeh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2421 live |
| of its owner | בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ | ḇə·‘ā·le·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1167 owner, lord |
Ecclesiastes 7:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consider | רְאֵ֖ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the work | מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | ma·‘ă·śêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Who | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can | יוּכַל֙ | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| straighten | לְתַקֵּ֔ן | lə·ṯaq·qên | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H8626 become straight |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He has bent | עִוְּתֽוֹ׃ | ‘iw·wə·ṯōw | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5791 be bent, crooked |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 Proverbs 8:35 · Proverbs 2:7 · Proverbs 3:18 · Proverbs 11:4 · John 17:3 · Proverbs 18:10–11 · John 12:50 · Judges 9:15 · Isaiah 32:2 · Isaiah 33:6 · Proverbs 2:11 · Deuteronomy 32:47
Ecclesiastes 7:13 Ecclesiastes 1:15 · Job 12:14 · Psalm 107:43 · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Isaiah 5:12 · Isaiah 14:27 · Romans 9:15 · Ephesians 1:11 · Job 37:14 · Isaiah 43:13 · Romans 9:19 · Isaiah 46:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.