Ecclesiastes 7:11 (YLT)

Passage

Wisdom <FI>is<Fi> good with an inheritance, And an advantage <FI>it is<Fi> to those beholding the sun.

Nearby Context

Ecclesiastes 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

Ecclesiastes 7:11 Wisdom <FI>is<Fi> good with an inheritance, And an advantage <FI>it is<Fi> to those beholding the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a defense, money <FI>is<Fi> a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> , She reviveth her possessors.

Ecclesiastes 7:13 See the work of God, For who is able to make straight that which He made crooked?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wisdom", "good", "inheritance", "advantage", and "beholding". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wisdom" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Say not thou What was it That..." into verse 12's "For wisdom FI is Fi a defense...", so "wisdom" and "good" belong inside that flow. In Ecclesiastes context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wisdom" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.