Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And I saw there is profit to wisdom more than to folly, as the excellence of the light above darkness.
New American Standard Bible
And I saw that
King James Version
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Holman Bible
And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.
International Standard Version
I concluded that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness.
A Conservative Version
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as far as light excels darkness.
American Standard Version
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Amplified
Then I saw that [even secular] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly and self-indulgence as light excels darkness.
Bible in Basic English
Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.
Darby Translation
And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.
King James 2000
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.
Modern King James verseion
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I saw that wisdom excelleth foolishness, as far as light doth darkness.
NET Bible
I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:
New Heart English Bible
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
The Emphasized Bible
Then saw, I, that wisdom doth excel folly, - as far as light excelleth darkness.
Webster
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
World English Bible
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
Themes
Folly » Of men » General references to
Light » Described as » Useful and precious
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » The preciousness of
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Yithrown
יתרון
Yithrown
Usage: 10
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Living Must Abandon The Work Of Their Hands To Others At Death
12 And I turned to see wisdom, madness, and folly: for what the man that shall come after the king? with those things they did already. 13 And I saw there is profit to wisdom more than to folly, as the excellence of the light above darkness. 14 The wise, his eyes in his head; and the foolish one goes in darkness: and I knew, I also, that one event will meet with them all.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and a remainder to those seeing the sun.
Psalm 119:105
Thy word a lamp to my feet, and a light to my beaten path.
Psalm 119:130
The entrance of thy words will enlighten; causing the simple to understand.
Proverbs 4:5-7
Obtain wisdom, obtain understanding: thou shalt not forget, and thou shalt not decline from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:18-19
The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.
Proverbs 16:16
The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom shall strengthen to the wise one more than ten having power which were in the city.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
And I said, Wisdom is good above strength: and the wisdom of the poor one was despised, and his words not heard.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is good above the instruments of encounter: and one sinning will destroy much good.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
And the light is sweet, and good to the eyes to see the sun:
Malachi 3:18-2
And ye turned back and saw between the just to the unjust, and between him serving God and to him serving him not
Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be dark. If therefore the light which in thee is darkness, how much the darkness
Luke 11:34-35
The light of the body is the eye; when therefore thine eye be plain, also thy whole body is clear: and when it be evil, also thy body dark.
Ephesians 5:8
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light: