Ecclesiastes 12:9
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.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 connects to 7 cross-references. The conclusion urges remembering the Creator in the days of youth before the years come when you will say 'I have no pleasure in them.' The poem of aging and death uses poetic imagery of the body's decline. The epilogue …
Other Translations
And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out--he made right many similes.
And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
Cross References
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made …
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his …
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.