Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before others? New Living Translation So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others? English Standard Version For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living? Berean Standard Bible What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others? King James Bible For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? New King James Version For what more has the wise man than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows how to walk before the living? New American Standard Bible For what advantage does the wise person have over the fool? What does the poor person have, knowing how to walk before the living? NASB 1995 For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living? NASB 1977 For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living? Legacy Standard Bible For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the afflicted man have, knowing how to walk before the living? Amplified Bible For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [for being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk [publicly] among the living [with men’s eyes on him; for being poor is not the secret to happiness either]? Christian Standard Bible What advantage then does the wise person have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others? Holman Christian Standard Bible What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others? American Standard Version For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living? Contemporary English Version We may be sensible, yet we are no better off than a fool. And if we are poor, it still doesn't do us any good to try to live right. English Revised Version For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth to walk before the living? GOD'S WORD® Translation What advantage does a wise person have over a fool? What advantage does a poor person have in knowing how to face life? Good News Translation How are the wise better off than fools? What good does it do the poor to know how to face life? International Standard Version For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life? Majority Standard Bible What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others? NET Bible So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive? New Heart English Bible For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living? Webster's Bible Translation For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? World English Bible For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knows to walk before the living? Young's Literal Translation For what advantage is to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living? Smith's Literal Translation For what will remain to the wise one more than the foolish one? what to the poor that shall know to go before the living. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhat hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life? Catholic Public Domain Version What do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life? New American Bible What profit have the wise compared to fools, or what profit have the lowly in knowing how to conduct themselves in life? New Revised Standard Version For what advantage have the wise over fools? And what do the poor have who know how to conduct themselves before the living? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe wise man has an advantage over the fool. What! Does the poor man know how to go through life? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because there is more profit to the wise than to the fool. Why does the poor man know to go to The Life? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or the poor man that hath understanding, in walking before the living? Brenton Septuagint Translation For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Futility of Life…7All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. 8What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others? 9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.… Cross References Proverbs 17:16 Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom? Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 1 Corinthians 1:20-25 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? / For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. / Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, ... 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. / For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” / And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 3:13-17 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. / But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. / Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. ... Job 28:12-28 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? / No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. / The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ ... Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, Jeremiah 8:9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have? Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Matthew 13:11-13 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. / Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. / This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ Romans 1:22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! Treasury of Scripture For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, that knows to walk before the living? what hath the wise Ecclesiastes 2:14-16 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all… Ecclesiastes 5:11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? the poor Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. Psalm 101:2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. Psalm 116:9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. Jump to Previous Advantage Conduct Fool Foolish Gain Others Poor Understanding Walk Walking Wise WiselyJump to Next Advantage Conduct Fool Foolish Gain Others Poor Understanding Walk Walking Wise WiselyEcclesiastes 6 1. the vanity of riches without use3. though a man have many children and a long life 7. the vanity of sight and wandering desires 10. The conclusion of vanities What advantage The Hebrew word for "advantage" is "yitron," which implies a surplus or profit. In the context of Ecclesiastes, it often questions the tangible benefits of wisdom, labor, or wealth. The Preacher, traditionally understood as Solomon, challenges the reader to consider the ultimate value of earthly pursuits. From a conservative Christian perspective, this invites reflection on the eternal versus the temporal, urging believers to seek treasures in heaven rather than on earth. has the wise man over the fool? What does the poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whatמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what advantage, יּוֹתֵ֥ר (yō·w·ṯêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3148: Superiority, advantage, excess then, כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction has the wise man לֶחָכָ֖ם (le·ḥā·ḵām) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise over מִֽן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the fool? הַכְּסִ֑יל (hak·kə·sîl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool What [gain comes] מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what to the poor man לֶּעָנִ֣י (le·‘ā·nî) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble who knows יוֹדֵ֔עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know how to conduct לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ (la·hă·lōḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk himself before נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before others? הַחַיִּֽים׃ (ha·ḥay·yîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Ecclesiastes 6:8 NIVEcclesiastes 6:8 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:8 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:8 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:8 KJV Ecclesiastes 6:8 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 6:8 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 6:8 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 6:8 French Bible Ecclesiastes 6:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 6:8 For what advantage has the wise more (Ecclesiast. 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