Ecclesiastes 2:14
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Ecclesiastes 2:14
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:14 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:14 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 2:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 9:11“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.”Proverbs 17:24“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”Psalms 49:10“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.”Ecclesiastes 9:2“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.”Ecclesiastes 8:14“There 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.”Psalms 82:5“They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.”John 11:10“But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.”Ecclesiastes 3:19“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.”Ecclesiastes 6:8“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”Ecclesiastes 8:5“Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.”Ecclesiastes 9:1“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.”1 John 2:11“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.”Exodus 10:21“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.”Psalms 19:10“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”Proverbs 14:8“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.”Ecclesiastes 2:16“For 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.”Ecclesiastes 6:6“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”Ecclesiastes 7:2“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.”Ecclesiastes 8:1“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.”Ecclesiastes 9:16“Then 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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