Ecclesiastes 12:9

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

ASV Byzantine Text

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Asang Khongca Bible

Patukkung loe palungha pongah, kaminawk hanah palunghahaih to patuk; ue, tha pathokhaih hoiah pakrong pacoengah, pop parai palunghahaih loknawk to a sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Aka cueih thuituenkung la a om bangla hoeikhangnah phoeiah khaw pilnam te mingnah neh a tukkil bal tih a khiingmong. Te vaengah thuidoeknah khaw a dueng la muep a khe.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Aka cueih thuituenkung la a om bangla hoeikhangnah phoeiah khaw pilnam te mingnah neh a tukkil bal tih a khiingmong. Te vaengah thuidoeknah khaw a dueng la muep a khe.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Eia hoi kekahi: I ko ke kahuna naauao ana, ua ao mau aku oia i na kanaka; ua noonoo oia, a imi, a hooponopono hoi i na olelo akamai he nui hoa.

English Berean Standard Bible

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, paske filozòf la te gen bon konprann, li pa janm sispann moutre pèp la tou sa li te konnen. Li egzaminen anpil pwovèb, li etidye yo, li pran san li pou li sanble yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes, docuit populum, et enarravit quæ fecerat; et investigans composuit parabolas multas.

Bible in Basic English

And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et de plus, parce que le prédicateur était sage, il a encore enseigné la connaissance au peuple ; et il a pesé et sondé, [et] mis en ordre beaucoup de proverbes.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Èím pak byl kazatel moudřejší, tím více vyučoval lid umění, a rozvažoval, zpytoval, i složil množství přísloví.

Kosraean Bible

Tusruktu ke sripen yohk lalmwetmet lun Mwet Luti sac, el tia tui in luti mwet uh ke ma el etu. El lutlutkin soakas, ac srike in konauk na pwaye kalmac uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Além disso, porque o Pregador era sábio, ele ainda ensinou conhecimento ao povo. Sim, ele ponderou, investigou e colocou em ordem muitos provérbios.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și mai mult, pentru că predicatorul a fost înțelept, a mai învățat pe popor cunoaștere; da, el a judecat bine și a căutat și a pus în ordine multe proverbe.

Brenton English Septuagint

And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဓမ္မဒေသနာဆရာသည် ပညာရှိသည်အတိုင်း၊ ပရိသတ်တို့အား ပညာအတတ်ကို သွန်သင်လေ့ရှိ၏။ လုံ့လဝိရိယပြုလျက် များစွာသော သုတ္တံစကားတို့ကို ရှာဖွေ၍စီရင်၏။

Darby Translation

And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und überdem, daß der Prediger weise war, lehrte er noch das Volk Erkenntnis und erwog und forschte, verfaßte viele Sprüche.

Dutch Bible 1917

En voorts, dewijl de prediker wijs geweest is, zo leerde hij het volk nog wetenschap, en merkte op, en onderzocht; hij stelde vele spreuken in orde.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

De Prediker was niet alleen een wijs man voor zichzelf, Hij leerde ook wijsheid aan zijn volk; Veel spreuken heeft hij gewikt, overdacht en gedicht.

Italian Diodati Bible

e la polvere ritorni in terra, come era prima ; e lo spirito ritorni a Dio, che l'ha dato .

Douay-Rheims 1899

And whereas Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and declared the things that he had done: and seeking out, he set forth many parables.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables.

Noyes Bible

Moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he considered, and sought out, and set in order, many proverbs.

Danish Bible 1931

Endnu skal siges, at Prædikeren var viis; han gav også Folket Kundskab; han granskede og ransagede og formede mange Ordsprog.

Leeser Tanakh

And in addition to this that Koheleth was wise, he continually also taught the people knowledge, and he probed, and searched out, and composed many proverbs.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

King James Version

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vả lại, bởi vì kẻ truyền đạo là người khôn ngoan, nên cũng cứ dạy sự tri thức cho dân sự; người đã cân nhắc, tra soát, và sắp đặt thứ tự nhiều câu châm ngôn.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Revised West Version

Pea ko eni, koeʻuhi naʻe poto lahi ʻae Malanga, ko ia naʻa ne akonakiʻi ai ʻae kakai ki he poto; ʻio, naʻa ne tokanga lahi ʻo ne kumi atu mo ne fokotuʻu ʻae ngaahi lea fakatātā lahi.

French Ostervald Bible

De plus, comme l'Ecclésiaste a été sage, il a aussi enseigné la sagesse au peuple. Il a examiné, il a sondé et mis en ordre beaucoup de sentences.

Esperanto Bible

Krom tio, ke la Predikanto estis saĝulo, li ankoraŭ instruis scion al la popolo; li ĉion pesis, esploris, kaj verkis multe da sentencoj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

avant que la poussière retourne à la terre, comme elle y était, et que l’esprit retourne à Dieu qui l’a donné.

German Luther Bible 1912

Derselbe Prediger war nicht allein weise, sondern lehrte auch das Volk gute Lehre und merkte und forschte und stellte viel Sprüche.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

British English Septuagint 2012

And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

Majority Standard BIble

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Webster Bible

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge: yes, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Revised Version

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Italian Riveduta Bible

(H12-11) L’Ecclesiaste, oltre ad essere un savio, ha anche insegnato al popolo la scienza, e ha ponderato, scrutato e messo in ordine un gran numero di sentenze.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

En outre, l'Ecclésiaste était sage ; il continuait d'enseigner la connaissance au peuple. Il pesa, examina et mit en ordre de nombreux proverbes.

Reina Valera 1909

Y cuanto más sabio fué el Predicador, tanto más enseñó sabiduría al pueblo; é hizo escuchar, é hizo escudriñar, y compuso muchos proverbios.

Spanish BLL

Además de ser sabio, el Predicador enseñó sus conocimientos al pueblo; meditó, investigó y redactó muchísimos proverbios.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y cuanto más sabio fue el Predicador, tanto más enseñó sabiduría al pueblo; e hizo escuchar, y escudriñó, y compuso muchos proverbios.

Croatian Bible

A osim toga što je sam Propovjednik bio mudar, on je i narod učio mudrosti te je odmjerio, ispitao i sastavio mnogo mudrih izreka.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A ne samo mudar beše propovednik, nego još i narod učaše mudrosti, i motreći i istražujući složi mnogo priča.

German Textbibel

Außerdem aber, daß der Prediger ein Weiser war, lehrte er auch das Volk Erkenntnis und erwog und forschte und formte viele Sprüche.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And because the Preacher was wise above others, So it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, And the ear will trace out the parables.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְיֹתֵ֕ר שֶׁהָיָ֥ה קֹהֶ֖לֶת חָכָ֑ם ע֗וֹד לִמַּד־דַּ֨עַת֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאִזֵּ֣ן וְחִקֵּ֔ר תִּקֵּ֖ן מְשָׁלִ֥ים הַרְבֵּֽה׃