Ecclesiastes 7:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”
דַּעַת
Knowledge, intimacy. Da'ath. Deep personal knowing, not just information. God wants to know you and be known by you. Not a transaction but a living relationship.
חָיָה
it preserves alive
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חָיָה
To live, to revive, to preserve alive. Chayah. He revives my soul. God is in the business of revival. He breathes new life into what is dead.
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בַּעַל
owners/ its
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בַּעַל
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
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