Ecclesiastes 2:13New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then saw, I, that wisdom doth excel folly,—as far as light excelleth darkness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then I saw that there is profite in wisdome, more then in follie: as the light is more excellent then darkenes.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Then I saw that wisedome excelleth folly, as farre as light excelleth darkenesse.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, just as light excels darkness.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Then I
x589 (0589) Complementאֲנִי'aniy{an-ee'}
Contracted from H0595; I.
saw
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
that
3426 {3426} Primeיֵשׁyesh{yaysh}
Perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb ( H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection).
x7945 (7945) Complementשֶׁלshel{shel}
For the relative H0834; used with prepositional prefix, and often followed by some pronoun affixed; on account of, what soever, which soever.
wisdom
2451 {2451} Primeחָכְמָהchokmah{khok-maw'}
From H2449; wisdom (in a good sense).
excelleth
3504 {3504} Primeיִתְרוֹןyithrown{yith-rone'}
From H3498; preeminence, gain.
folly,
5531
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
as far as light
216 {0216} Primeאוֹר'owr{ore}
From H0215; illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.).
excelleth
3504 {3504} Primeיִתְרוֹןyithrown{yith-rone'}
From H3498; preeminence, gain.
darkness.
2822 {2822} Primeחֹשֶׁךְchoshek{kho-shek'}
From H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses. |
Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
_ _ (Proverbs 17:24). The worldly “wise” man has good sense in managing his affairs, skill and taste in building and planting, and keeps within safe and respectable bounds in pleasure, while the “fool” is wanting in these respects (“darkness,” equivalent to fatal error, blind infatuation), yet one event, death, happens to both (Job 21:26). |
Ecclesiastes 2:13
I saw — I allowed thus much. Although wisdom is not sufficient to make men happy, yet it is of a far greater use than vain pleasures, or any other follies. |
- I saw:
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun. ... For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.
Proverbs 4:5-7 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. ... Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbs 16:16 How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Malachi 3:18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Malachi 4:1-2 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. ... But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
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- that wisdom excelleth folly:
- Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc
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- light:
Ecclesiastes 11:7 Truly the light [is] sweet, and a pleasant [thing it is] for the eyes to behold the sun:
Psalms 119:105 NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalms 119:130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Proverbs 4:18-19 But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. ... The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Matthew 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great [is] that darkness!
Luke 11:34-35 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thine eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness. ... Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Ephesians 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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