Ecclesiastes 7:11

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

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

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

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

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

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

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.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

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.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

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

Bible in Basic English

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

French: Bible J.N. Darby

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

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

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

Kosraean Bible

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

World Portuguese Bible

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

Romanian BTF Bible

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

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

ပညာသည် အမွှေဥစ္စာကဲ့သို့ ကောင်း၍၊ နေကို မြင်သော သူတို့အား ကျေးဇူးပြုတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

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

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;

Italian Diodati Bible

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

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.

Danish Bible 1931

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

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

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.

French Ostervald Bible

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

Esperanto Bible

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

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

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

German Luther Bible 1912

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

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

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

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.

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.

Croatian Bible

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

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

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

German Textbibel

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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