Ecclesiastes 2:13
וְרָאִיתִי אָנִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ יִתְרוֹן לַֽחָכְמָה מִן ־ הַסִּכְלוּת כִּֽיתְרוֹן הָאוֹר מִן ־ הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 119:105נֵר ־ לְרַגְלִי דְבָרֶךָ וְאוֹר לִנְתִיבָתִֽי ׃
Proverbs 4:5קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל ־ תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל ־ תֵּט מֵֽאִמְרֵי ־ פִֽי ׃
Proverbs 14:8חָכְמַת עָרוּם הָבִין דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים מִרְמָֽה ׃
Ecclesiastes 7:11טוֹבָה חָכְמָה עִֽם ־ נַחֲלָה וְיֹתֵר לְרֹאֵי הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
Ecclesiastes 9:16וְאָמַרְתִּי אָנִי טוֹבָה חָכְמָה מִגְּבוּרָה וְחָכְמַת הַמִּסְכֵּן בְּזוּיָה וּדְבָרָיו אֵינָם נִשְׁמָעִֽים ׃
Ecclesiastes 11:7וּמָתוֹק הָאוֹר וְטוֹב לַֽעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֹת אֶת ־ הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
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 →