“The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Ecclesiastes 12 contains 14 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.