Ecclesiastes 2:15
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 2:15
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:15 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:15 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 2:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 1:18“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”1 Corinthians 15:55“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”Ecclesiastes 6:8“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”Ecclesiastes 1:2“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 1:14“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”1 Kings 3:12“Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.”Ecclesiastes 1:16“I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”Ecclesiastes 2:1“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.”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 7:25“I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:”Ecclesiastes 11:8“But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.”2 Samuel 3:33“And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?”
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