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Ecclesiastes 2:13

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13I saw that wisdomm is better than folly,n

just as light is better than darkness.

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Cross references

  1. mEcc 7:19; 9:18
  2. nEcc 7:11–12

In other versions

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.