Ecclesiastes 2:14 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 2:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 2:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness—and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.”

Ecclesiastes 2:14 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.”

Ecclesiastes 2:14 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 2:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The wise! --his eyes <FI>are<Fi> in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;”

Ecclesiastes 2:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness; but I myself also perceived that one event happeneth to them all.”

Ecclesiastes 2:14 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the wise mans eyes are in his head, but the foole walketh in darknes: yet I know also that the same condition falleth to them all.”

Ecclesiastes 2:14 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:14 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2

12 Después torné yo á mirar para ver la sabiduría y los desvaríos y la necedad; (porque ¿qué hombre [hay] que [pueda] seguir al rey [en] lo que ya hicieron?)

13 Y he visto que la sabiduría sobrepuja á la necedad, como la luz á las tinieblas.

14 El sabio tiene sus ojos en su cabeza, mas el necio anda en tinieblas: empero también entendí yo que un mismo suceso acaecerá al uno que al otro.

15 Entonces dije yo en mi corazón: Como sucederá al necio me sucederá también á mí: ¿para qué pues he trabajado hasta ahora por hacerme más sabio? Y dije en mi corazón, que también esto era vanidad.

16 Porque ni del sabio ni del necio habrá memoria para siempre; pues en los días venideros ya todo será olvidado, y también morirá el sabio como el necio.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 2:14 Mean?

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