Ecclesiastes 7:11

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

Bible in Basic English ☆

Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and there is an advantage by it to them that see the sun.

Darby Translation ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that former times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Be not thou of an hastie spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.

Noyes Bible ☆

Wisdom is as good as an estate? yea, it hath an advantage over it for them that see the sun.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

Wisdom is better than an inheritance, yea, preferable for those that see the sun;

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

Wisdom is good with an inheritance, yea, a profit to them that see the sun.

King James Version ☆

¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for you do not enquire in wisdom concerning this.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for you do not enquire in wisdom concerning this.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

Webster Bible ☆

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

Revised Version ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance: yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: And there is an advantage by it to them that see the sun.

World English Bible ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

World English Bible Classic ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

World English Bible Updated ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

World Messianic Bible ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance, And an advantage [it is] to those beholding the sun.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Chochmah is good with a nachalah (inheritance); and by it there is an advantage to them that see the shemesh.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

اَلْحِكْمَةُ صَالِحَةٌ مِثْلُ ٱلْمِيرَاثِ، بَلْ أَفْضَلُ لِنَاظِرِي ٱلشَّمْسِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ပညာသည် အမွှေဥစ္စာကဲ့သို့ ကောင်း၍၊ နေကို မြင်သော သူတို့အား ကျေးဇူးပြုတတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ပညာ သည် အမွေ ဥစ္စာကဲ့သို့ ကောင်း ၍ ၊ နေ ကို မြင် သောသူတို့ အား ကျေးဇူး ပြုတတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Palunghahaih loe qawk baktiah hoih moe, ni hnu kaminawk hanah amekhaih oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Cueihnah tah rho la then tih khomik aka hmu ham khaw hoeikhang.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Cueihnah tah rho la then tih khomik aka hmu ham khaw hoeikhang.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

智慧和产业并好， 而且见天日的人得智慧更为有益。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

智慧和產業並好， 而且見天日的人得智慧更為有益。

World Chinese Bible ☆

智慧和产业一样美好；对见日光的人更有益处。

Croatian Bible ☆

Mudrost je dragocjena baština i probitak onima na koje sunce sja.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Dobrá jest moudrost s statkem, a velmi užitečná těm, kteříž vidí slunce;

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Bedre er Visdom end Arv, en Fordel for dem, som skuer Solen;

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

De wijsheid is goed met een erfdeel; en degenen, die de zon aanschouwen, hebben voordeel daarvan.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Wijsheid staat in waarde gelijk met een erfenis, Een groot goed is het voor hen, die het zonlicht aanschouwen;

Esperanto Bible ☆

Bona estas saĝeco kune kun hereda havo, kaj ĝi estas profita al tiuj, kiuj vidas la sunon.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

La sagesse est aussi bonne qu’un héritage, et profitable pour ceux qui voient le soleil ;

French Ostervald Bible ☆

La sagesse est aussi bonne qu'un héritage; elle est un avantage pour ceux qui voient le soleil.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

La sagesse vaut autant qu’un héritage, et même plus pour ceux qui voient le soleil.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

La sagesse est un bien, tout comme un héritage ; elle est même un avantage pour ceux qui voient le soleil.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Weisheit ist gut wie ein Erbbesitz, und ein Vorteil für die, welche die Sonne sehen.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Weisheit ist gut mit einem Erbgut und hilft, daß sich einer der Sonne freuen kann.

German Textbibel ☆

Weisheit ist so gut wie Erbbesitz, und ein Vorteil für die, welche die Sonne sehen.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Weisheit ist so gut wie ein Erbe und ein Vorteil für die, welche die Sonne sehen.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἀγαθὴ σοφία μετὰ κληρονομίας καὶ περισσεία τοῖς θεωροῦσι τὸν ἥλιον·

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἀγαθὴ σοφία μετὰ κληρονομίας, καὶ περίσσεια τοῖς θεωροῦσι τὸν ἥλιον.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Sa bon pou moun gen bon konprann. Se tankou si ou te gen anpil byen. Se yon gwo avantaj pou tout moun k'ap viv sou latè.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Ua maikai ka naauao me ka waiwai hooili, oia hoi ka mea e pono ai na mea i ike i ka la.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

טֹובָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה עִֽם־נַחֲלָ֑ה וְיֹתֵ֖ר לְרֹאֵ֥י הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

טובה חכמה עם נחלה ויתר לראי השמש׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

La sapienza è buona come una eredità; e quelli che veggono il sole han del vantaggio.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

La sapienza è buona quanto un’eredità, e anche di più, per quelli che vedono il sole.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

知恵は相続財産と同じように良い。実に、太陽を見る者たちにとって、知恵はさらに優れている。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

지혜는 유업같이 아름답고 햇빛을 보는 자에게 유익하도다

Kosraean Bible ☆

Mwet nukewa su moul enenu in lalmwetmet. Mweyen lalmwetmet uh wo oana ke sie mwet el usrui ma wo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Ne dicas: Quid putas causæ est quod priora tempora meliora fuere quam nunc sunt? stulta enim est hujuscemodi interrogatio.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

حکمت مثل میراث نیکو است بلکه به جهت بینندگان آفتاب نیکوتر.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

A sabedoria é tão boa quanto uma herança. Sim, é ainda mais excelente para os que veem o sol.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

A sabedoria é tão boa quanto uma herança; ela é um proveito para os que veem a luz do sol;

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Înțelepciunea este bună cu o moștenire și prin aceasta este folos pentru cei ce văd soarele.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ынцелепчуня прецуеште кыт о моштенире ши кяр май мулт пентру чей че вэд соареле.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Хороша мудрость с наследством, и особенно для видящих солнце:

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Dobra je mudrost s imanjem, i korisna je onima koji vide sunce.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Добра је мудрост с имањем, и корисна је онима који виде сунце.

Mashi Bible ☆

Oburhimanya kwo buyinjiha nka kashambala, abâli hanôla igulu bwo bukwânana.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Buena es la ciencia con herencia; y más á los que ven el sol.

Spanish BLL ☆

Tan buena es la sabiduría como una herencia; ¡les viene muy bien a los que viven bajo el sol!

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Buena es la sabiduría con herencia, y provechosa para los que ven el sol.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

La sabiduría junto con una herencia es buena, y un beneficio para los que ven el sol.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

La sabiduría es buena con una heredad, Y aprovecha a los que ven el sol.

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Revised West Version ☆

¶ ʻOku lelei ke maʻu ʻae tofiʻa pea maʻu mo e poto, pea ʻoku ʻaonga ia kiate kinautolu ʻoku mamata ki he laʻā.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Мудрість із достатком — річ добра, іменно же про тих, що бачать сонце;

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Мудрість із достатком — річ добра, іменно же про тих, що бачать сонце;

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Sự khôn ngoan cũng tốt bằng cơ nghiệp; nó có ích cho những người thấy mặt trời.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה עִֽם־נַחֲלָ֑ה וְיֹתֵ֖ר לְרֹאֵ֥י הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃