Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 6:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 6:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living? ”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 6:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For what advantage <FI>is<Fi> to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? ”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For what hath the wise man more then the foole? what hath the poore that knoweth how to walke before the liuing?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:8 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6

6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:8 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 6:8 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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