ESV
KJV
11. The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

ASV
11. The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

ERVEN
11. Words from the wise are like sharp sticks that people use to make their animals go the right way. These teachings are like strong pegs that will not break. These wise teachings all come from the same Shepherd.

NLT
11. The words of the wise are like cattle prods-- painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.

WEB
11. 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.

NET
11. The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.

NLV
11. The words of wise men are like a stick. Their gathered sayings are like well-driven nails given by one Shepherd.

HCSB
11. The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.

YLT
11. Words of the wise [are] as goads, and as fences planted [by] the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

LITV
11. The words of the wise are as goads; yea, as nails driven by the masters of collections, they are given from one Shepherd.

RV
11. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are {cf15i the words of} the masters of assemblies, {cf15i which} are given from one shepherd.

NCV
11. Words from wise people are like sharp sticks used to guide animals. They are like nails that have been driven in firmly. Altogether they are wise teachings that come from one Shepherd.

MKJV
11. The words of the wise are like goads; yes, their collected words are like nails driven home; they are given from one Shepherd.

AKJV
11. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

LXXEN
11. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.



KJV
11. The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

AMP
11. The words of the wise are like prodding goads, and firmly fixed [in the mind] like nails are the collected sayings which are given [as proceeding] from one Shepherd. [Ezek. 37:24.]

KJVP
11. The words H1697 CMP of the wise H2450 AMP [ are ] as goads H1861 , and as nails H4930 fastened H5193 [ by ] the masters H1167 CMP of assemblies H627 , [ which ] are given H5414 from one shepherd H7462 .

YLT
11. Words of the wise [are] as goads, and as fences planted [by] the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

ASV
11. The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

WEB
11. 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.

NASB
11. The sayings of the wise are like goads; like fixed spikes are the topics given by one collector.

ESV
11. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.

RV
11. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails well fastened are {cf15i the words of} the masters of assemblies, {cf15i which} are given from one shepherd.

RSV
11. The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings which are given by one Shepherd.

NKJV
11. The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.

MKJV
11. The words of the wise are like goads; yes, their collected words are like nails driven home; they are given from one Shepherd.

AKJV
11. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

NRSV
11. The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings that are given by one shepherd.

NIV
11. The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails--given by one Shepherd.

NIRV
11. The sayings of those who are wise move people to take action. Their collected sayings really nail things down. They are given to us by one Shepherd.

NLT
11. The words of the wise are like cattle prods-- painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.

MSG
11. The words of the wise prod us to live well. They're like nails hammered home, holding life together. They are given by God, the one Shepherd.

GNB
11. The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep, and collected proverbs are as lasting as firmly driven nails. They have been given by God, the one Shepherd of us all.

NET
11. The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.

ERVEN
11. Words from the wise are like sharp sticks that people use to make their animals go the right way. These teachings are like strong pegs that will not break. These wise teachings all come from the same Shepherd.