The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 7:11 Explained

Ecclesiastes 7:11

KJV: Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

YLT: Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And an advantage it is to those beholding the sun.

Darby: Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.

ASV: Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wisdom  [is] good  with an inheritance:  and [by it there is] profit  to them that see  the sun. 

What does Ecclesiastes 7:11 Mean?

Study Notes

good
Or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too.

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 7

1  remedies against vanity are, a good name
2  mortification
7  patience
11  wisdom
23  The difficulty of wisdom

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 7:11 mean?

[is] good Wisdom with an inheritance and profitable to those who see the sun
טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה עִֽם־ נַחֲלָ֑ה וְיֹתֵ֖ר לְרֹאֵ֥י הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ

טוֹבָ֥ה  [is]  good 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
חָכְמָ֖ה  Wisdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
נַחֲלָ֑ה  an  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
וְיֹתֵ֖ר  and  profitable 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄותֵר  
Sense: superiority, advantage, excess adv.
לְרֹאֵ֥י  to  those  who  see 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ  the  sun 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: שֶׁמֶשׁ  
Sense: sun.