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


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John 1 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Luke 11 35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Matthew 10 27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Matthew 6 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Psalms 139 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Proverbs 15 21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Genesis 1 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Job 30 26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
James 3 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
John 3 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Ecclesiastes 2 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Daniel 12 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Psalms 73 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Ecclesiastes 9 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
Ezekiel 1 4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Ecclesiastes 1 17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 11 7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
Lamentations 3 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
Job 22 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
Ecclesiastes 7 23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Romans 2 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Ecclesiastes 2 12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
Proverbs 13 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Psalms 112 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
2 Corinthians 3 10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
Genesis 1 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
2 Samuel 22 29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
Job 3 9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
1 Kings 10 7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
Genesis 1 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Proverbs 14 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
Ecclesiastes 10 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Job 28 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms 18 28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Proverbs 14 24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Psalms 74 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Psalms 36 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Proverbs 4 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Ecclesiastes 2 14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Jeremiah 13 16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
Ecclesiastes 7 25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
2 Chronicles 9 6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
Ecclesiastes 1 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Luke 11 34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Isaiah 32 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
Genesis 15 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Ecclesiastes 7 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Luke 12 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Ecclesiastes 9 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Proverbs 11 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.