Ecclesiastes 2:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:12 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 — KJV
“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. even...: or, in those things which have been already done”
— Ecclesiastes 2:12 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:12 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 2:12
“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: I applied...: Heb. I and mine heart compassed”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:12: wisdom, madness, folly
“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:12: madness, after, even
“And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:12: behold, after, hath
“Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:12: wisdom, even, hath
“And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:12: myself, behold, king
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