Strong's Lexicon And I אָ֔נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) saw וְרָאִ֣יתִי (wə·rā·’î·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face that שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ (še·yêš) Pronoun - relative | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3426: 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are 1a) substance 1b) existence 1c) there is or are wisdom לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה (la·ḥā·ḵə·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious) exceeds יִתְר֛וֹן (yiṯ·rō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3504: 1) advantage, profit, excellency מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that folly, הַסִּכְל֑וּת (has·siḵ·lūṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5531: 1) folly, foolishness just as light הָא֖וֹר (hā·’ō·wr) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light exceeds כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן (kî·ṯə·rō·wn) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3504: 1) advantage, profit, excellency מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that darkness: הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ha·ḥō·šeḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness: Young's Literal Translation And I saw{.htm" title="{"> that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness. New American Standard Bible And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. King James Bible Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. Parallel Verses New International Version I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness. New Living Translation I thought, "Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness. English Standard Version Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. New American Standard Bible And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. King James Bible Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness. International Standard Version I concluded that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness. NET Bible I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness: American Standard Version Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. English Revised Version Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. Young's Literal Translation And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness. Cross References Ecclesiastes 7:11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Ecclesiastes 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. Ecclesiastes 2:11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. Ecclesiastes 2:14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 2:16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. 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