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Ecclesiastes 12:10-11
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10 The Preacher sought to find [a]acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of [b]scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:10 Lit. delightful
  2. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Lit. masters of assemblies
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Ecclesiastes 12:10-11
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10 (A)The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

11 (B)The words of the wise are like goads, and like (C)nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are (D)given by (E)one Shepherd.

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Ecclesiastes 12:10-11
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10 The Preacher sought to find (A)delightful words and to write (B)words of truth correctly.

11 The (C)words of the wise are like [a](D)goads, and masters of these collections are like driven (E)nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:11 I.e., spiked sticks for driving cattle
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