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Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

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ASV

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.Khamthe wise [person]H2450 →
עֵינָ֣יו'ei.Naveyes hisH5869 →
בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.Sho[are] in head hisH7218 →
וְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.Siland the foolH3684 →
בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhin <the> darknessH2822 →
הוֹלֵ֑ךְho.Lekh[is] walkingH1980 →
וְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiand I knewH3045 →
גַם־gam-alsoH1571 →
אָ֔נִי'A.niIH589 →
שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.Rehthat fateH4745 →
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
יִקְרֶ֥הyik.Rehit will happen toH7136 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כֻּלָּֽם׃ku.Lamall of themH3605 →

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Psalms 49:10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.Proverbs 17:24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.Ecclesiastes 8:14There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.John 11:10But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”Ecclesiastes 3:19For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.1 John 2:11But 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.Ecclesiastes 9:1–3So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.Ecclesiastes 6:6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.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.”Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.Ecclesiastes 7:2It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.Ecclesiastes 10:2–3A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.Exodus 10:21Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

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About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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