Ecclesiastes 2:13

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 7:11-12 : 11 Wisdom `is' good with an inheritance, And an advantage `it is' to those beholding the sun. 12 For wisdom `is' a defense, money `is' a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom `is', She reviveth her possessors.
  • Matt 6:23 : 23 but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that `is' in thee is darkness -- the darkness, how great!
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,
  • Luke 11:34-35 : 34 `The lamp of the body is the eye, when then thine eye may be simple, thy whole body also is lightened; and when it may be evil, thy body also is darkened; 35 take heed, then, lest the light that `is' in thee be darkness;
  • Eccl 7:19 : 19 The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.
  • Eccl 9:16 : 16 And I said, `Better `is' wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --
  • Eccl 9:18 : 18 Better `is' wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!
  • Eccl 11:7 : 7 Sweet also `is' the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.
  • Mal 3:18-4:2 : 18 And ye have turned back and considered, Between the righteous and the wicked, Between the servant of God and him who is not His servant. 1 For, lo, the day hath come, burning as a furnace, And all the proud, and every wicked doer, have been stubble, And burnt them hath the day that came, Said Jehovah of Hosts, That there is not left to them root or branch, 2 And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness -- and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.
  • Ps 119:105 : 105 `Nun.' A lamp to my foot `is' Thy word, And a light to my path.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
  • Prov 4:5-7 : 5 Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee. 7 The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 And the path of the righteous `is' as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established, 19 The way of the wicked `is' as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 2:14-17
    4 verses
    86%

    14The wise! -- his eyes `are' in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;

    15and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this `is' vanity:

    16That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which `is' already, `in' the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

    17And I have hated life, for sad to me `is' the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Eccl 2:11-12
    2 verses
    81%

    11and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

    12And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what `is' the man who cometh after the king? that which `is' already -- they have done it!

  • Eccl 1:16-18
    3 verses
    78%

    16I -- I spake with my heart, saying, `I, lo, I have magnified and added wisdom above every one who hath been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and knowledge.

    17And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this `is' vexation of spirit;

    18for, in abundance of wisdom `is' abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'

  • Eccl 9:13
    78%

    13This also I have seen: wisdom under the sun, and it is great to me.

  • Eccl 7:25
    76%

    25I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

  • Eccl 1:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It `is' a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

    14I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit!

  • Eccl 2:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1I said in my heart, `Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it `is' vanity.

    2Of laughter I said, `Foolish!' and of mirth, `What `is' this it is doing?'

    3I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where `is' this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

  • Eccl 7:11
    75%

    11Wisdom `is' good with an inheritance, And an advantage `it is' to those beholding the sun.

  • Eccl 8:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),

    17then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

  • Eccl 2:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also `is' vanity.

    20And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.

    21For there is a man whose labour `is' in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this `is' vanity and a great evil.

  • Eccl 2:9
    74%

    9And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.

  • Eccl 6:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8For what advantage `is' to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

    9Better `is' the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

    21Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.

  • Eccl 4:3
    73%

    3And better than both of them `is' he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.

  • Prov 17:24
    73%

    24The face of the intelligent `is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

  • Eccl 9:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16And I said, `Better `is' wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

    17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

  • Prov 14:8
    72%

    8The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit.

  • Eccl 7:23
    72%

    23All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it `is' far from me.

  • Eccl 2:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?

    26For to a man who `is' good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 14:33
    72%

    33In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

  • Eccl 3:16
    72%

    16And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment -- there `is' the wicked; and the place of righteousness -- there `is' the wicked.

  • Job 31:26
    72%

    26If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,

  • Eccl 11:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Sweet also `is' the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.

    8But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming `is' vanity.

  • Prov 14:24
    72%

    24The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.

  • Eccl 4:7
    71%

    7And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:

  • Prov 8:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11For better `is' wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.

    12I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2The heart of the wise `is' at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

    3And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He `is' a fool.'

  • Eccl 4:13
    71%

    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

  • Eccl 7:4
    71%

    4The heart of the wise `is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

  • Eccl 6:11
    71%

    11For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage `is' to man?

  • Prov 16:16
    71%

    16To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

  • Job 29:3
    71%

    3In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk `through' darkness.