Ecclesiastes 2:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And I sawוְרָאִ֣יתִי
(ve·ra·'i·ti)
7200: to seea prim. root
that wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖ה
(la·cha·che·mah)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
excelsיִתְרֹ֛ון
(yit·ro·vn)
3504: advantage, profitfrom yathar
follyהַסִּכְל֑וּת
(has·sich·lut;)
5531: follyfrom sakal
as lightהָאֹ֖ור
(ha·'o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
excelsכִּֽיתְרֹ֥ון
(ki·te·ro·vn)
3504: advantage, profitfrom yathar
darkness.הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
(ha·cho·shech.)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak


















KJV Lexicon
Then I saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
excelleth
yithrown  (yith-rone')
preeminence, gain -- better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
folly
cikluwth  (sik-looth')
silliness -- folly, foolishness.
as far as light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
excelleth
yithrown  (yith-rone')
preeminence, gain -- better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I saw that wisdom has an advantage over foolishness as light has an advantage over darkness.

King James 2000 Bible
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
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