Ecclesiastes 2:13
New King James Version
13 Then I saw that wisdom (A)excels folly
As light excels darkness.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Ecclesiastes 2:13
King James Version
13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
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Ephesians 5:8
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Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (A)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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Ephesians 5:8
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Ephesians 5:8
King James Version
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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Matthew 6:23
New King James Version
23 But if your eye is [a]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
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- Matthew 6:23 Evil, or unhealthy
Matthew 6:23
New International Version
23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[a] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Footnotes
- Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
Matthew 6:23
King James Version
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!
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Ecclesiastes 11:7
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7 Truly the light is sweet,
And it is pleasant for the eyes (A)to behold the sun;
Ecclesiastes 11:7
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Remember Your Creator While Young
7 Light is sweet,
and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.(A)
Ecclesiastes 11:7
King James Version
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
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Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable (A)to those who see the sun.
12 For wisdom is [a]a (B)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (C)life to those who have it.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
King James Version
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
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Luke 11:34-35
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34 (A)The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is [a]good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is [b]bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
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- Luke 11:34 Clear, or healthy
- Luke 11:34 Evil, or unhealthy
Luke 11:34-35
New International Version
34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[b] your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
Footnotes
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
Luke 11:34-35
King James Version
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.
35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
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Malachi 3:18-4:2
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18 (A)Then you shall again discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him.
The Great Day of God
4 “For behold, (B)the day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all (C)the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be (D)stubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“That will (E)leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But to you who (F)fear My name
The (G)Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
Malachi 3:18-4:2
New International Version
18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(A) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(B)
Judgment and Covenant Renewal
4 [a]“Surely the day is coming;(C) it will burn like a furnace.(D) All the arrogant(E) and every evildoer will be stubble,(F) and the day that is coming will set them on fire,(G)” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch(H) will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name,(I) the sun of righteousness(J) will rise with healing(K) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(L) like well-fed calves.
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- Malachi 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:19-24.
Malachi 3:18-4:2
King James Version
18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
4 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
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18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
But (A)one sinner destroys much good.”
Ecclesiastes 9:18
New International Version
18 Wisdom(A) is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner destroys much good.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
King James Version
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
New King James Version
16 Then I said:
“Wisdom is better than (A)strength.
Nevertheless (B)the poor man’s wisdom is despised,
And his words are not heard.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
New International Version
16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(A)
Ecclesiastes 9:16
King James Version
16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
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