Ecclesiastes 2:13

Good News Translation

Oh, I know, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.

Cross References

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to guide me and a light for my path.

Psalm 119:130

The explanation of your teachings gives light and brings wisdom to the ignorant.

Proverbs 14:8

Why is a clever person wise? Because he knows what to do. Why is a stupid person foolish? Because he only thinks he knows.

Proverbs 16:16

It is better—much better—to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If your ax is dull and you don't sharpen it, you have to work harder to use it. It is smarter to plan ahead.

Ecclesiastes 11:7

It is good to be able to enjoy the pleasant light of day.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom does more for a person than ten rulers can do for a city.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

I have always said that wisdom is better than strength, but no one thinks of the poor as wise or pays any attention to what they say.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom does more good than weapons, but one sinner can undo a lot of good.

Malachi 3:18

Once again my people will see the difference between what happens to the righteous and to the wicked, to the person who serves me and the one who does not.”

Matthew 6:23

but if your eyes are no good, your body will be in darkness. So if the light in you is darkness, how terribly dark it will be!

Ephesians 5:8

You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,