Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

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WEBBE

The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

BSB

The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

KJV

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

ASV

The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are [the words of] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

BBE

The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.