Ecclesiastes 2:13

I recognized that wisdom is better than foolishness just as light is better than darkness.

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In The King James Version

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

In Context

12So I started to think about wisdom—and madness and foolishness. For what can anyone who comes after the king do that hasn't already been done?

14The wise see where they're going, but fools walk in darkness. But I also realized that they all come to the same end.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp that shows me where to walk, it's a light for my path.

Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, find out what makes sense. Don't forget my words or reject them.

Proverbs 14:8Sensible people use their wisdom to decide where they're going, but the foolishness of stupid people is treacherous.

Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good—it's like receiving an inheritance. It benefits everyone in life.

Ecclesiastes 9:16As I've always said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Yet the wisdom of that poor man was dismissed—people didn't pay attention to what he said.

Ecclesiastes 11:7How sweet it is to live in the light, to see the sun rise on another day.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:13-17

Superiority of Wisdom to Folly. 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. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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