Ecclesiastes 2:13 BSB

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְרָאִ֣יתִי	ve.ra.'I.ti	and I saw	H7200 →
אָ֔נִי	'A.ni	I	H589 →
שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ	shei.Yesh	that there	H3426 →
יִתְר֛וֹן	yit.Ron	[is] advantage	H3504 →
לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה	la.cha.khe.Mah	of <the> wisdom	H2451 →
מִן־	min-	more than	H4480 →
הַסִּכְל֑וּת	ha.sikh.Lut	<the> folly	H5531 →
כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן	kit.Ron	like [the] advantage of	H3504 →
הָא֖וֹר	ha.'Or	<the> light	H216 →
מִן־	min-	more than	H4480 →
הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃	ha.Cho.shekh	<the> darkness	H2822 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
leads to
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- 1 John 1:7
  But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- John 12:46
  I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- Acts 26:18
  to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…
- Colossians 1:13
  He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Through
Matthew 6:23
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!
leads to
- 1 John 2:11
  But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
- Matthew 6:22
  The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
- Isaiah 5:20–21
  Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Genesis 1:4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,Daniel 6:3Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.Ecclesiastes 7:11–12Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.Ecclesiastes 11:7Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.Matthew 6:23But 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!Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”Luke 11:34–35Your 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.Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.Proverbs 4:5–7Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.Proverbs 4:18–19The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.Psalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.Ecclesiastes 9:16And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

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