Ecclesiastes 7:4
New American Standard Bible
4 The [a]mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the [b]mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
Ecclesiastes 7:12
New American Standard Bible
12 For (A)wisdom is [a]protection just as money is [b]protection,
But the advantage of knowledge is that (B)wisdom keeps its possessors alive.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow
Ecclesiastes 7:15
New American Standard Bible
15 I have seen everything during my [a](A)lifetime of futility; there is (B)a righteous person who perishes in his righteousness, and there is (C)a wicked person who prolongs his life in his wickedness.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:15 Lit days
Ecclesiastes 8:1
New American Standard Bible
Obey Rulers
8 Who is like the wise person and who knows the meaning of a matter? A person’s wisdom (A)illuminates his face and makes his (B)stern face [a]brighten up.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:1 Or change
Ecclesiastes 9:15
New American Standard Bible
15 But there was found in it a (A)poor wise man, and he [a]saved the city (B)by his wisdom. Yet (C)no one remembered that poor man.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:15 Or might have saved
Ecclesiastes 9:16
New American Standard Bible
16 So I said, “(A)Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are [a]ignored.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:16 Lit not listened to
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