Ecclesiastes 2:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:13 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. that...: Heb. that there is an excellency in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 — KJV
“Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. that...: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc”
— Ecclesiastes 2:13 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:13 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 2:13
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:13: then, light, heb
“And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. she was...: Heb. she corrupted her inordinate love more than, etc more than...: Heb. more than the whoredoms of her sister”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:13: saw, heb, more
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from...: Heb. between the light and between the darkness”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:13: saw, light, darkness
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:13: light, darkness, heb
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:13: heb, more, than
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