Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Bible > Ecclesiastes > Chapter 2 > Verse 13
Ecclesiastes 2:13
| ← Ecclesiastes 2:12 | Ecclesiastes 2:13 (KJV) | Ecclesiastes 2:14 → |
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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.
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Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
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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.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
Then I sawH7200 thatH3426 wisdomH2451 excellethH3504 follyH5531, as far as lightH216 excellethH3504 darknessH2822.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וְרָאִיתִי אָנִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ יִתְרֹון לַחָכְמָה מִן־הַסִּכְלוּת כִּיתְרֹון הָאֹור מִן־הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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וְ/רָאִ֣יתִי |
ve./ra.'I.ti | H7200 | HC/Vqp1cs | and/ I saw |
אָ֔נִי |
'A.ni | H589 | HPp1cs | I |
שֶׁ/יֵּ֥שׁ |
shei./Yesh | H3426 | HTr/Tm | that/ there |
יִתְר֛וֹן |
yit.Ron | H3504 | HNcmsa | (is) advantage |
לַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה |
la./cha.khe.Mah | H2451 | HRd/Ncfsa | of (the)/ wisdom |
מִן |
min- | H4480 | HR | more than |
הַ/סִּכְל֑וּת |
ha./sikh.Lut | H5531 | HTd/Ncfsa | (the)/ folly |
כִּֽ/יתְר֥וֹן |
ki/t.Ron | H3504 | HR/Ncmsc | like/ (the) advantage of |
הָ/א֖וֹר |
ha./'Or | H216 | HTd/Ncbsa | (the)/ light |
מִן |
min- | H4480 | HR | more than |
הַ/חֹֽשֶׁךְ |
ha./Cho.shekh | H2822 | HTd/Ncmsa | (the)/ darkness |
Strong's References
- H216 — אוֹר (ʼôwr, ore): from אוֹר (ʼôwr) H215; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם (châkam) H2449; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H2822 — חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek, kho-shek'): from חָשַׁךְ (châshak) H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
- H3426 — יֵשׁ (yêsh, yaysh): perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection); (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.
- H3504 — יִתְרוֹן (yithrôwn, yith-rone'): from יָתַר (yâthar) H3498; preeminence, gain; better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
- H5531 — סִכְלוּת (çiklûwth, sik-looth'): or שִׂכְלוּת (siklûwth); (Ecclesiastes 1:17), from סָכַל (çâkal) H5528; silliness; folly, foolishness.
- H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): contracted from אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy) H595; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
- H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- I saw — Proverbs 4:5-7, Proverbs 16:16, Ecclesiastes 7:11-12, Ecclesiastes 9:16, Malachi 3:18, Malachi 4:1-2
- light — Psalms 119:105, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 4:18-19, Ecclesiastes 11:7, Matthew 6:23, Luke 11:34-35, Ephesians 5:8
Reciprocal references (4): Genesis 1:4, Ecclesiastes 8:1, Jeremiah 9:23, Daniel 6:3
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: WISDOM-FOLLY
- Torrey’s: LIGHT
- Nave’s: LIGHT; PLEASURE; WISDOM
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