"Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness."
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
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.
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!
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.
And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.