Ecclesiastes 12:12

In 11 translations

BSB

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

KJV

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.study: or, reading

WEB

Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ASV

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

LSV

And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many scrolls has no end, and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.

YLT

And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.

DBY

And besides, my son, be warned by them: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

DRC

More than these, my son, require not. Of making many books there is no end: and much study is an affliction of the flesh.

GNV

And of other things beside these, my sone, take thou heede: for there is none ende in making many bookes, and much reading is a wearines of the flesh.

JPS

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

LXXE

And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

וְיֹתֵ֥ר מֵהֵ֖מָּה בְּנִ֣י הִזָּהֵ֑ר עֲשׂ֨וֹת סְפָרִ֤ים הַרְבֵּה֙ אֵ֣ין קֵ֔ץ וְלַ֥הַג הַרְבֵּ֖ה יְגִעַ֥ת בָּשָֽׂר׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ περισσὸν ἐξ αὐτῶν υἱέ μου φύλαξαι· τοῦ ποιῆσαι βιβλία πολλὰ οὐκ ἔστι περασμὸς, καὶ μελέτη πολλὴ κόπωσις σαρκός.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ecclesiastes 1:18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
• John 21:25There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.
• John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
• 2 Peter 1:19–21We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above…
• Luke 16:29–31But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’ Then Abraham said to him, ‘If…
• 1 Kings 4:32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
• John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

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