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Ecclesiastes 12:9 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 12 · verse 9
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.Ecclesiastes 12:9 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 12:9 in context
7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- moreoveryôwthêrproperly, redundantH3148 →
- preacherqôheletha assemblerH6953 →
- taughtlâmadproperly, to goadH3925 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- ordertâqanto equalizeH8626 →
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Solomon is here drawing towards a close, and is loth to part till he has gained his point, and prevailed with his hearers, with his readers, to seek for that satisfaction in God only and in their duty to him which they can never find in the creature. I. He repeats his text (Ecc 12:8), 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12