Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:13
13And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I | אָ֔נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| saw | וְרָאִ֣יתִי | wə·rā·’î·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| that | שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ | še·yêš | Pronoun - relative; Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| wisdom | לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה | la·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| exceeds | יִתְר֛וֹן | yiṯ·rō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H3504 advantage, profit |
| folly | הַסִּכְל֑וּת | has·siḵ·lūṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5531 folly |
| just as light | הָא֖וֹר | hā·’ō·wr | Article; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| exceeds | כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן | kî·ṯə·rō·wn | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3504 advantage, profit |
| darkness | הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | ha·ḥō·šeḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 5:8 · Ecclesiastes 7:11–12 · Ecclesiastes 11:7 · Matthew 6:23 · Luke 11:34–35 · Psalm 119:105 · Malachi 3:18–4:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.