Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man’s eyes are in his head; 1 But the fool walks in darkness: 1 And I perceived, even I, 1 That one event shall happen to them all. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

13And I saw that wisdom excels folly, 1 As much as light excels darkness. 1

15And I said in my heart, 1 As the event of the fool is, 1 So shall it be to me, even to me; 1 And to what purpose have I gained wisdom? 1 I said moreover in my heart, 1 This is also vanity, 1 Because the fool speaks of his abundance. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 49:10For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, 1 The cattle on the mountains, and oxen. 1

Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; 1 But the folly of fools leads astray. 1

Ecclesiastes 3:19Also to them is the event of the sons of man, 1 And the event of the brute; 1 One event befalls them: 1 As is the death of the one, so also the death of the other; 1 And there is one breath to all: 1 And what has the man more than the brute? 1 Nothing; for all is vanity. 1

Ecclesiastes 6:8For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, 1 Since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life? 1

Ecclesiastes 8:1A man’s wisdom will lighten his countenance; 1 But a man of shameless countenance will be hated. 1

Ecclesiastes 9:2Vanity is in all: 1 There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; 1 To the good, and to the bad; 1 Both to the pure, and to the impure; 1 Both to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifices not: 1 As is the good, so is the sinner: 1 As is the swearer, even so is he that fears an oath. 1

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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