Ecclesiastes 2:14

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The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

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  • Prov 17:24 : 24 Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
  • Ps 49:10 : 10 that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay.
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But the one who hates their brother or sister is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
  • Eccl 3:19 : 19 For the fate of humans and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath, and humans have no advantage over animals, for everything is meaningless.
  • Eccl 9:1-3 : 1 So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them. 2 Everything happens alike to everyone: the same fate comes to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the pure and the impure, to those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As with the good person, so with the sinner; as with those who swear oaths, so with those who avoid them. 3 This is the distressing thing about everything that happens under the sun: the same fate befalls all. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil, and madness resides in their hearts during their lives; and after that, they join the dead.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor does bread come to the wise, nor riches to the discerning, nor favor to the knowledgeable; but time and chance happen to them all.
  • Eccl 9:16 : 16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.
  • Eccl 10:2-3 : 2 A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left. 3 Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.
  • Eccl 6:6 : 6 Even if someone lives a thousand years twice over but does not enjoy their prosperity, do not all go to the same place?
  • Eccl 7:2 : 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to a house of feasting, because death is the destination of everyone, and the living should take it to heart.
  • Eccl 8:1 : 1 Who is like the wise person, and who knows the meaning of things? The wisdom of a person brightens their face, and the hardness of their face is softened.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, and altogether righteous.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

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  • Eccl 2:12-13
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    12So I turned my attention to consider wisdom, madness, and folly. For what can anyone do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

    13I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

  • Eccl 2:15-16
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    15Then I said in my heart, 'What happens to the fool will also happen to me. So why have I been so very wise?' And I concluded in my heart, 'This too is meaningless.'

    16For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 6:8-9
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    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

    9Better is what the eyes see than the wandering of desire. This too is meaningless and a chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Eccl 2:19
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    19And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Eccl 1:16-18
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    16I said to myself, 'Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled Jerusalem before me. I have experienced much wisdom and knowledge.'

    17Then I set my heart to understand wisdom, as well as madness and folly, but I learned that this too is a chasing after the wind.

    18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Eccl 9:13
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    13I also saw this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

  • Eccl 8:16-17
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    16When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to observe the work that is done on earth, even though people do not see sleep with their eyes day or night,

    17then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Ps 49:10
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    10that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Eccl 2:3
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    3I explored with my heart how to cheer my body with wine, while my mind guided me with wisdom, and how to embrace folly until I could see what is good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

  • Eccl 9:3
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    3This is the distressing thing about everything that happens under the sun: the same fate befalls all. Moreover, the hearts of humans are full of evil, and madness resides in their hearts during their lives; and after that, they join the dead.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them.

  • Eccl 10:14-15
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    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Eccl 11:8
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    8For if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them, but let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is meaningless.

  • Eccl 1:13-14
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    13I set my heart to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a burdensome task God has given to the human race to occupy themselves with!

    14I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Eccl 8:14
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    14There is a futility that takes place on the earth: righteous people receive what the wicked deserve, and wicked people receive what the righteous deserve. I said, 'This too is vanity.'

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Eccl 3:18
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    18I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man, that God is testing them to show them that they are like animals.

  • Eccl 8:1
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    1Who is like the wise person, and who knows the meaning of things? The wisdom of a person brightens their face, and the hardness of their face is softened.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Eccl 9:16-17
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    16So 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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  • Eccl 2:21
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    21For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Prov 22:3
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    3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.