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Ecclesiastes 7:9-12
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:9-12
New King James Version
9 (A)Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
10 Do not say,
“Why were the former days better than these?”
For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable (B)to those who see the sun.
12 For wisdom is [a]a (C)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (D)life to those who have it.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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