Cross references
Ecclesiastes 2:13
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
Ecclesiastes 2:13 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 5:8 (6 votes) and Ecclesiastes 7:11–12 (5 votes). 7 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 1 to Ephesians 5.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 2:13 point to?
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- Ephesians 5:86 votes
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Ecclesiastes 7:11–125 votes
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun. For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
- Ecclesiastes 11:74 votes
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
- Matthew 6:234 votes
But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Psalm 119:1053 votes
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
- Malachi 3:18–4:23 votes
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.” “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” …
- Luke 11:34–353 votes
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 body is full of darkness. Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
- Psalm 119:1302 votes
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
- Proverbs 4:5–72 votes
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. …
- Proverbs 4:18–192 votes
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 16:162 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:192 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:162 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:182 votes
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 2:13?
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