Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
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- Prov 17:24 : 24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Ps 49:10 : 10 For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others.
- 1 John 2:11 : 11 But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn't know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
- Eccl 3:19 : 19 For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.
- Eccl 9:1-3 : 1 For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them. 2 All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath. 3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes 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 favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen 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 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
- Eccl 6:6 : 6 Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't 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 should take this to heart.
- Eccl 8:1 : 1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
- Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
- Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
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- Eccl 2:12-132 verses86%
12 I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
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15 Then said I in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then said I in my heart that this also is vanity.
16 For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!
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24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Eccl 6:8-92 verses79%
8 For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
- Eccl 10:2-32 verses78%
2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
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19 Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
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21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, But a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
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16 I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."
17 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
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16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, But a fool exposes folly.
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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, And is even made known in the inward part of fools.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who is wise listens to counsel.
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13 I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.
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16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes),
17 then I saw all the work of God, that man can't find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won't find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won't be able to find it.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
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10 For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others.
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25 I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.
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3 I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.
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3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes 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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11 A fool vents all of his anger, But a wise man brings himself under control.
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16 A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
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1 For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.
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14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.
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8 Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
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13 I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
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12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
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2 A fool has no delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own opinion.
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14 There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.
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15 All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evil-doing.
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23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, But wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
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18 I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
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1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
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9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.
- Eccl 9:16-172 verses72%
16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.
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21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes; But the poor who has understanding sees through him.
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3 A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, But a companion of fools suffers harm.