Ecclesiastes 2:13
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
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i saw

Ecclesiastes 7:11, 12
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun. . . .

Ecclesiastes 9:16
And I said, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded."

Proverbs 4:5-7
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. . . .

Proverbs 16:16
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold; to gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

Malachi 3:18
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."

Malachi 4:1, 2
"For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze, " says the LORD of Hosts. "Not a root or branch will be left to them." . . .

light

Ecclesiastes 11:7
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

Psalm 119:105, 130
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. . . .

Proverbs 4:18, 19
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. . . .

Matthew 6:23
But if your vision is poor, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Luke 11:7
And the one inside answers, 'Do not bother me. My door is already shut and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.'

Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Parallel Verses
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:
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