Ecclesiastes 7:11

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

Wisdom is good, with an inheritance, and profitable for those seeing the sun.

Latin

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

Hebrew

English

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

Wisdom and money are powerful tools for gaining benefits.
wisdom preserves the life of its owner: See Ecclesiastes 7:17; Proverbs 10:2; 11:4.

God's control over everything is serious, but it gives us hope.

Theme notes and profiles

Ecclesiastes 11:7
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
1 Timothy 6:17–19
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
Proverbs 8:10–11
Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Luke 16:8–9
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
1 Kings 3:6–9
Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
Ecclesiastes 9:15–18
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.