Ecclesiastes 7:11 meaning and explanation

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:11, Berean Standard Bible

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The Teacher, the voice of this wisdom book, is weighing what actually helps a person live well "under the sun." Here he pairs wisdom with an inheritance, a family legacy that sustains life without being earned. Both are good, and both benefit "those who see the sun," that is, the living who walk in daylight.

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