Ecclesiastes 2:13

Then I began to understand 2 that wisdom has advantages over folly, 2 just as light is better than darkness. 1

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

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12Then I turned to consider wisdom, 2 and also madness and folly. 1 For what can the next king do who comes after the king, 2 which has not already been done? 1

14The wise man uses his eyes in his head to see where he is going, 2 but the fool walks in darkness, 1 although I know the same event happens to all of them. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet 1 and a light for my path. 1

Proverbs 4:5Acquire wisdom and understanding; 1 do not forget and do not reject the words of my mouth; 1

Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent person is to understand his own way, 1 but the folly of fools is deception. 1

Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good. 2 It benefits those who see the sun. 1

Ecclesiastes 9:16So I concluded, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.” 1

Ecclesiastes 11:7Truly the light is sweet, 2 and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun. 1

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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