Ecclesiastes 7:12
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence,.... Or, a "shadow" of refreshment and protection, under which men sit…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wisdom is a defense ... - See the margin and Psa 121:5, i. e., He who is defended from adversity by his wisdom is in as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 7:11-22
Solomon, in these verses, recommends wisdom to us as the best antidote against those distempers of mind which we are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence Better, as a shadow, or, as a shelter, in both clauses. The Hebrew, as…
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