Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
The entrance of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroys much good.
Then shall you return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that serves him not.
But if your eye be evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you be darkness, how great is that darkness!
For you were sometimes darkness, but now are you light in the Lord: walk as children of light: