Verse 13

I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg så at visdom er bedre enn dårskap, akkurat som lyset er bedre enn mørket.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da så jeg at visdom var bedre enn dårskap, så mye som lys er bedre enn mørke.

• Norsk King James

  Så så jeg at visdom overgår dårskap, så langt lyset overgår mørket.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg så at visdom har fordel framfor dårskap, som lys har fordel over mørke.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg så at visdom har større fordel enn dumhet, slik lyset har større fordel enn mørket.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg så at visdom er bedre enn dårskap, slik lyset er bedre enn mørket.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da så jeg at visdom overgår dårskap, slik lys overgår mørke.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jeg så at visdom er bedre enn dårskap, slik lyset er bedre enn mørket.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og jeg så at visdom har en fordel fremfor dårskap, liksom lyset har fordel fremfor mørket.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da så jeg at visdom er bedre enn dårskap, akkurat som lys er bedre enn mørket.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da saae jeg, at der er Fordeel ved Viisdom mere end ved Daarlighed, som Lyset har Fordeel fremfor Mørket.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så innså jeg at visdom er bedre enn dårskap, like mye som lys er bedre enn mørke.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then I saw that wisdom excels folly just as light excels darkness.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da så jeg at visdom går foran dårskap, like mye som lys går foran mørke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg så at det er en fordel med visdom fremfor dårskap, som lyset har over mørket.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da så jeg at visdom er bedre enn dårskap, liksom lys er bedre enn mørke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så skjønte jeg at visdom er bedre enn tåpelige veier – som lyset er bedre enn mørket.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and I sawe, that wy?dome excelleth foolishnesse, as farre as light doth darknesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I saw that there is profite in wisdome, more then in follie: as the light is more excellent then darkenes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I sawe that wisdome excelleth foolishnesse, as farre as light doth darknesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 7:11-12 : 11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and it is an advantage for those who see the light of day. 12 For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.
• Matt 6:23 : 23 But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
• Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
• Luke 11:34-35 : 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
• Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wisdom makes a wise person stronger than ten rulers in a city.
• Eccl 9:16 : 16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.
• Eccl 9:18 : 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
• Eccl 11:7 : 7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
• Mal 3:18- : 18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not. 19 For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and all the evildoers will be like stubble. The day that is coming will set them ablaze, says the Lord of Hosts, leaving them neither root nor branch. 20 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. 21 Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I act, says the Lord of Hosts. 22 Remember the law of Moses, my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 23 Behold, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. 24 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with total destruction.
• Ps 119:105 : 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
• Ps 119:130 : 130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
• Prov 4:5-7 : 5 Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth. 6 Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you. 7 Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding.
• Prov 4:18-19 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day. 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
• Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!