Ecclesiastes 2:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹³ Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Then I saw that even [human] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly as far as light is better than darkness.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Common English Bible

¹³ I saw that wisdom is more beneficial than folly, as light is more beneficial than darkness.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness, so much so that they differ as much as light from darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 Cross References

Ephesians 5:8

for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,

Matthew 6:23

but if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If, then, the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Ecclesiastes 11:7

Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

Malachi 3:18

Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom gives strength to the wise more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Psalm 119:130

The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron is blunt and one does not whet the edge, then more strength must be exerted, but wisdom helps one to succeed.

Proverbs 14:8

It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go, but the folly of fools misleads.