Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
In other translations
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
Hebrew words
וְרָאִיתִיvera'itiand I sawH7200אָנִי'aniIH589שֶׁיֵּשׁsheiyeshthat thereH3426יִתְרוֹןyitron[is] advantageH3504לַחָכְמָהlachakhemahof <the> wisdomH2451מִן־min-more thanH4480הַסִּכְלוּתhasikhlut<the> follyH5531כִּיתְרוֹןkitronlike [the] advantage ofH3504הָאוֹרha'or<the> lightH216מִן־min-more thanH4480הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃hachoshekh<the> darknessH2822
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Related verses
- Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
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- Matthew 6:23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Ecclesiastes 11:7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
- Luke 11:34-3534 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
- Malachi 3:18-4:2Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
- Psalm 119:105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
- Proverbs 4:5-75 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. 6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. 7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
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