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Ecclesiastes 2:13

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13Then I saw †that wisdom excelleth cfolly, as far as light aexcelleth darkness.

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  1. †Heb. that there is an a excellency in wisdom more than in folly, &c.
  2. cSee ver. 3.
  3. aSee ch. 1:3.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I saw that wisdom is better than folly,

just as light is better than darkness.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

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

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press