Ecclesiastes 2:13

New Living Translation

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

Cross References

Psalm 119:105

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

Psalm 119:130

The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand.

Proverbs 14:8

The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!

Ecclesiastes 10:10

Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.

Ecclesiastes 11:7

Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

One wise person is stronger than ten leading citizens of a town!

Ecclesiastes 9:16

So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

Malachi 3:18

Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

Matthew 6:23

But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!

Ephesians 5:8

For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!