Ecclesiastes 7:12

American Standard Version (1901)

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

ASV Byzantine Text

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

Asang Khongca Bible

Phoisa loe pakaahaih ah oh baktih toengah, palunghahaih doeh pakaahaih ah oh; toe palunghahaih mah tacawtsak ih amekhaih loe hae ni; palunghahaih tawn kaminawk hanah hinghaih to paek.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Cueihnah hlipkhup ah om he tangka hlipkhup kah om banghui ni. Tedae mingnah he tah rhoeikhangnah la om tih cueihnah long tah a kungmah te a hing sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Cueihnah hlipkhup ah om he tangka hlipkhup kah om banghui ni. Tedae mingnah he tah rhoeikhangnah la om tih cueihnah long tah a kungmah te a hing sak.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ka mea, o ka naauao, oia ka mea e malu ai, a o ke kala oia hoi kekahi mea e malu ai; aka, eia ka maikai o ka ike, o ka naauao, oia ka mea e ola'i ka poe nona ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Bon konprann pwoteje ou menm jan lajan ka fè l'. Men, avantaj yon moun genyen lè li gen konesans avèk bon konprann, sa l' konnen an ap fè l' viv.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Utilior est sapientia cum divitiis, et magis prodest videntibus solem.

Bible in Basic English

Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

car on est à l’ombre de la sagesse [comme] à l’ombre de l’argent ; mais l’avantage de la connaissance, [c’est que] la sagesse fait vivre celui qui la possède.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo v stínu moudrosti a v stínu stříbra odpočívají. A však přednější jest umění moudrosti, přináší život těm, kdož ji mají.

Kosraean Bible

Lalmwetmet ac fah asot nu sum inse misla oana mani uh. Lalmwetmet uh karingin moul lom, na pa inge ma wo ke etauk uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Pois a sabedoria é uma defesa, assim como o dinheiro é uma defesa; mas a excelência do conhecimento é que a sabedoria preserva a vida de quem a possui.

Romanian BTF Bible

Pentru că înțelepciunea este o apărare și banii sunt o apărare, dar măreția cunoașterii este că înțelepciunea dă viață celor ce o au.

Brenton English Septuagint

For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အကြောင်းမူကား၊ ပညာသည် ကွယ်ကာတတ် ၏။ ငွေသည်လည်း ကွယ်ကာတတ်၏။ ပညာအတတ် သည် အဘယ်သို့မြတ်သနည်းဟူမူကား၊ ပညာအတတ်ကို ရသောသူသည် အသက်ကိုလည်း ရတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

For wisdom is a defence [as] money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, [that] wisdom maketh them that possess it to live.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn im Schatten ist, wer Weisheit hat, im Schatten, wer Geld hat; aber der Vorzug der Erkenntnis ist dieser, daß die Weisheit ihren Besitzern Leben gibt.

Dutch Bible 1917

Want de wijsheid is tot een schaduw, en het geld is tot een schaduw; maar de uitnemendheid der wetenschap is, dat de wijsheid haar bezitters het leven geeft.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Want wijsheid beschermt, en rijkdom beschermt, Maar de kennis der wijsheid geeft bovendien leven aan wie haar bezit.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè la sapienza è all'ombra, e i danari sono all'ombra; ma la scienza della sapienza ha questo vantaggio, ch'ella fa vivere quelli che ne son dotati .

Douay-Rheims 1899

Wisdom with riches is more profitable, and bringeth more advantage to them that see the sun.

Geneva Bible 1599

Say not thou, Why is it that the former dayes were better then these? for thou doest not enquire wisely of this thing.

Noyes Bible

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence. But knowledge hath the advantage. For wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Danish Bible 1931

thi Visdom skygger, som Pengeskygger*, men Kundskabs Fortrin er dette, at Visdom holder sin Mand i Live. { [*dvs. er et Værn. Ordsp. 3, 18.] }

Leeser Tanakh

For under the shadow of wisdom [a man is equally well as] under the shadow of money; but the superior excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to him that possesseth it.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

King James Version

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vì sự khôn ngoan che thân cũng như tiền bạc che thân vậy; nhưng sự khôn ngoan thắng hơn, vì nó giữ mạng sống cho người nào đã được nó.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Revised West Version

He ko e poto ko e ungaʻanga ia, pea ko e koloa ko e ungaʻanga mo ia: ka ko hono lelei lahi ʻoe ʻilo, ʻoku foaki ʻe he poto ʻae moʻui kiate kinautolu ʻoku maʻu ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Car on est à couvert à l'ombre de la sagesse et à l'ombre de l'argent; mais la science a cet avantage, que la sagesse fait vivre celui qui la possède.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar la saĝeco estas ŝirmo tiel same, kiel mono estas ŝirmo; sed la supereco de scienco konsistas en tio, ke la saĝeco donas vivon al sia posedanto.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Car à l’ombre de la sagesse on est abrité comme à l’ombre de l’argent; mais un avantage de la science, c’est que la sagesse fait vivre ceux qui la possèdent.

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn die Weisheit beschirmt, so beschirmt Geld auch; aber die Weisheit gibt das Leben dem, der sie hat.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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

British English Septuagint 2012

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

Majority Standard BIble

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Webster Bible

For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellence of knowledge is , that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Revised Version

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Poiché la sapienza offre un riparo, come l’offre il danaro; ma l’eccellenza della scienza sta in questo, che la sapienza fa vivere quelli che la possiedono.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car la sagesse est un abri, tout comme l'argent est un abri ; mais l'excellence de la connaissance, c'est que la sagesse préserve la vie de celui qui la possède.

Reina Valera 1909

Porque escudo es la ciencia, y escudo es el dinero: mas la sabiduría excede en que da vida á sus poseedores.

Spanish BLL

Porque la sabiduría protege tanto como el dinero, pero la ventaja del conocimiento es que la sabiduría le da vida a quien la posee.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque escudo es la sabiduría, y escudo es el dinero; mas la excelencia del saber es que la sabiduría da vida a su poseedor.

Croatian Bible

Jer kao što je novac zaštita, tako je i mudrost; a prednost je mudrosti u tome što izbavlja onoga tko je ima.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer je mudrost zaklon, i novci su zaklon; ali je pretežnije znanje mudrosti tim što daje život onome ko je ima.

German Textbibel

Denn Schatten gewährt die Weisheit, Schatten das Geld, aber der Vorzug der Erkenntnis ist: die Weisheit erhält dem, der sie besitzt, das Leben.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: And the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom Will give life to him that has it.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּ֛י בְּצֵ֥ל הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃

World English Bible

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

World English Bible (Catholic)

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

World English Bible British Edition

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

World English Bible Classic

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

World English Bible Updated

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

World Messianic Bible

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Young's Literal Translation

For wisdom [is] a defense, money [is] a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom [is], She reviveth her possessors.

SEPTUAGINTA

ὅτι ἐν σκιᾷ αὐτῆς ἡ σοφία ὡς σκιὰ ἀργυρίου, καὶ περισσεία γνώσεως τῆς σοφίας ζωοποιήσει τὸν παρ᾿ αὐτῆς.

Brenton Septuagint

Ὅτι ἐν σκιᾷ αὐτῆς ἡ σοφία ὡς σκιὰ ἀργυρίου, καὶ περίσσεια γνώσεως τῆς σοφίας ζωοποιήσει τὸν παρʼ αὐτῆς.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Кэч окротире дэ ши ынцелепчуня, окротире дэ ши арӂинтул; дар ун фолос май мулт ал штиинцей есте кэ ынцелепчуня цине ын вяцэ пе чей че о ау.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Бо під її захистом так, як під захистом гроша; та знаннє переважує ще тим, що мудрість дає життє тому, в кого вона є.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Бо під її захистом так, як під захистом гроша; та знаннє переважує ще тим, що мудрість дає життє тому, в кого вона є.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Јер је мудрост заклон, и новци су заклон; али је претежније знање мудрости тим што даје живот ономе ко је има.

Russian Synodal Bible

потому что под сенью ее то же, что под сенью серебра; но превосходство знания в том, что мудрость дает жизнь владеющему ею.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

כִּ֛י בְּצֵ֥ל הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְרֹ֣ון דַּ֔עַת הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

כי בצל החכמה בצל הכסף ויתרון דעת החכמה תחיה בעליה׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي فِي ظِلِّ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ هُوَ فِي ظِلِّ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَفَضْلُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ هُوَ إِنَّ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ تُحْيِي أَصْحَابَهَا.

Old Persion Version Bible

زیرا که حکمت ملجایی است و نقره ملجایی؛ اما فضیلت معرفت این است که حکمت صاحبانش را زندگی می‌بخشد.

Judson Burmese Bible

အကြောင်း မူကား၊ ပညာ သည် ကွယ်ကာ တတ် ၏။ ငွေ သည်လည်း ကွယ်ကာ တတ်၏။ ပညာ အတတ် သည် အဘယ်သို့မြတ် သနည်းဟူမူကား၊ ပညာ အတတ်ကို ရ သောသူသည် အသက် ကိုလည်း ရတတ်၏။

Korean Bible 1910

지혜도 보호하는 것이 되고 돈도 보호하는 것이 되나 지식이 더욱 아름다움은 지혜는 지혜 얻은 자의 생명을 보존함이니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

知恵は盾となり、金も盾となる。しかし、知識の優れたところは、知恵がそれを持つ者の命を保つことにある。

World Chinese Bible

因为智慧作庇护，金钱也作庇护；但知识的优越之处在于：智慧能保全拥有它之人的生命。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

因为智慧护庇人， 好像银钱护庇人一样。 惟独智慧能保全智慧人的生命。 这就是知识的益处。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

因為智慧護庇人， 好像銀錢護庇人一樣。 惟獨智慧能保全智慧人的生命。 這就是知識的益處。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

porque a sabedoria serve de proteção, assim como o dinheiro serve de proteção; mas a vantagem do conhecimento é que a sabedoria dá vida ao seu dono.

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Mashi Bible

Bulyâla olwâkiro lw’oburhimanya lwo na lwâkiro lw’ensaranga, n’obunguke bw’obumanye kunali kulya oburhimanya buciza nnabo.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Denn die Weisheit gewährt Schutz, und auch das Geld gewährt Schutz; aber der Vorzug der Erkenntnis ist der, daß die Weisheit ihrem Besitzer das Leben erhält.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

La sabiduría evita que un hombre corra peligro, como protege el dinero; pero el valor del conocimiento es que la sabiduría da vida a su dueño.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Porque estar bajo la protección del conocimiento Es como estar bajo la protección del dinero. Pero la sabiduría aventaja En que da vida a los que la poseen.

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

For chochmah is a protective tzel (shade), and kesef is as well; but the advantage of da'as is, that chochmah giveth chayyim (life) to them that possess it.

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