Ecclesiastes 2:14

King James Version 1611 (Original)

The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

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  • Prov 17:24 : 24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
  • Ps 49:10 : 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
  • Eccl 3:19 : 19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
  • Eccl 9:1-3 : 1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. 2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. 3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
  • Eccl 9:16 : 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
  • Eccl 10:2-3 : 2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
  • Eccl 6:6 : 6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
  • Eccl 7:2 : 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
  • Eccl 8:1 : 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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    12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

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  • Eccl 2:15-16
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    15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

    16For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 6:8-9
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    8For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

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  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

    3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

  • Eccl 2:19
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    19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • Eccl 1:16-18
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    16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

    17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

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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 mirth.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

  • Eccl 9:13
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    13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

  • Eccl 8:16-17
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    16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

    17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Ps 49:10
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    10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

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    3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

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    3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

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    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

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    1For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

  • Eccl 10:14-15
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    14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

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    8But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

  • Eccl 1:13-14
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    13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

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    2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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    14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

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    15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

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    23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

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    18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

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  • Prov 10:9
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    9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Eccl 9:16-17
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    16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

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    21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

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    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.