- New International Version
I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.
- New Living Translation
I thought, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
- English Standard Version
Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.
- Berean Standard Bible
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
- King James Bible
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
- New King James Version
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.
- New American Standard Bible
Then I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness as light surpasses darkness.
- NASB 1995
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
- NASB 1977
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
- Amplified Bible
Then I saw that [even secular] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly and self-indulgence as light excels darkness.
- Christian Standard Bible
And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.
- Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.
- American Standard Version
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
- Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I have seen that there is more profit in wisdom than foolishness, as light is greater than darkness
- Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
- Contemporary English Version
And I discovered that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.
- Good News Translation
Oh, I know, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
- International Standard Version
I concluded that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness.
- JPS Tanakh 1917
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
- Literal Standard Version
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
- New American Bible
And I saw that wisdom has as much profit over folly as light has over darkness.
- NET Bible
I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:
- New Revised Standard Version
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
- New Heart English Bible
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
- World English Bible
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
- Young’s Literal Translation
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
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