And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.