Ecclesiastes 2:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:14 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happen..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:14 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 2:14
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:14: wise, eyes, also
“And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:14: wise, fool, myself
“Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. his...: Heb. his heart”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:14: fool, walketh, also
“Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:14: head, also, one
“But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:14: head, also, event
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