Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise see where they're going, but fools walk in darkness. But I also realized that they all come to the same end.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13I recognized that wisdom is better than foolishness just as light is better than darkness.

15Then I thought to myself, “If I'm going to end up the same as a fool, what's the point of being so wise?” So I thought to myself, “This is also hard to understand!”

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Cross References

Psalms 49:10Everyone knows that the wise die, those who are foolish and stupid too, leaving what they have to the next generation.

Proverbs 14:8Sensible people use their wisdom to decide where they're going, but the foolishness of stupid people is treacherous.

Ecclesiastes 3:19For what happens to human beings is the same as what happens to animals—in the same way one dies, the other dies too. They all have the breath of life—so regarding any advantage human beings have over animals, there is none. Definitely this is very hard to understand!

Ecclesiastes 6:8So then, what real advantage do wise people have over those who are fools? And do poor people really gain anything in knowing how to behave in front of others?

Ecclesiastes 8:1Who can compare to the truly wise? Who knows how to interpret things? If you have wisdom your face lights up, and your stern look is softened.

Ecclesiastes 9:2Yet we all share the same destiny—those who do right, those who do evil, the good, the religiously-observant and those that are not, those who sacrifice and those who don't. Those who do good are as those who sin, those who make vows to God are as those who don't.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:13-17

Superiority of Wisdom to Folly. 12 And 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. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 14 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. 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more… Read the whole commentary →

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