| Text From Selected Translation |
Comparing Text |
Translation |
| 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. |
American Standard |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark. |
Basic English |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Then I saw [07200] that [03426] wisdom [02451] excelleth [03504] folly [05531], as far as light [0216] excelleth [03504] darkness [02822]. |
Strong Concordance |
| 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. |
Updated King James |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness. |
Young's Literal |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness. |
Darby |
| 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. |
Webster |
| 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. |
World English |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness. |
Douay Rheims |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
et vidi quia tantum praecederet sapientia stultitiam quantum differt lux tenebris |
Jerome's Vulgate |
| 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. |
Hebrew Names |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Y he visto que la sabiduría sobrepuja á la necedad, como la luz á las tinieblas. |
Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Y he visto que la sabiduría sobrepasa a la locura, como la luz a las tinieblas. |
Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. |
New American Standard Bible© |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Then I saw that even [human] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly as far as light is better than darkness. |
Amplified Bible© |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Et j`ai vu que la sagesse a de l`avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a de l`avantage sur les ténèbres; |
Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Et j'ai vu que la sagesse a un avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a un avantage sur les ténèbres. |
John Darby (French) |
| Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
Então vi eu que a sabedoria é mais excelente do que a estultícia, quanto a luz é mais excelente do que as trevas. |
Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |