Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Bible References
I saw
Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.
Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Malachi 3:18
Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
Malachi 4:1
"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
Light
Ecclesiastes 11:7
Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Matthew 6:23
but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Luke 11:34
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness.
Ephesians 5:8
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light