Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.
12:12 This verse in the NIV appears to warn the reader against the study of any teachings beyond the true (canonical?) wisdom, but this would be reading too much into the Hebrew text. A more probable translation is: “Beyond all this, my son, be advised: Of making many books there is no end.” The contrast is not between the study of canonical versus noncanonical wisdom but between failure to appreciate wisdom on the one hand and excessive zeal for study on the other.
Garrett, Duane A. 1993. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. Vol. 14. The New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.
PS: If you would keep looking for answers in many other books, you would wear yourself out. STAY AWAY FROM BOOKS WRITTEN BY FALSE TEACHERS!
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