Ecclesiastes 2:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Wise people use their minds like eyes to see where they are going. But for fools, it is as if they are walking in the dark. I also saw that fools and wise people both end the same way.

Cross References

Psalm 49:10

Look, the wise die the same as fools and stupid people. They die and leave their wealth to others.

Proverbs 17:24

Intelligent people think about what needs to be done here and now. Fools are always dreaming about faraway places.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw other things in this life that were not fair. The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest soldier does not always win the battle; wise people don’t always get the food; smart people don’t always get the wealth; educated people don’t always get the praise they deserve. When the time comes, bad things can happen to anyone!

1 John 2:11

But whoever hates their brother or sister is in darkness. They live in darkness. They don’t know where they are going, because the darkness has made them blind.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

The same thing happens to animals and to people—they die. People and animals have the same ‘breath.’ Is a dead animal different from a dead person? It is all so senseless!

Ecclesiastes 9:16

But I still say that wisdom is better than strength. They forgot about the poor man’s wisdom, and the people stopped listening to what he said. But I still believe that wisdom is better.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

No one can understand and explain things the way wise people can. Their wisdom makes them happy. It changes a sad face into a happy one.

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to a funeral than to a party, because everyone must die, and the living need to remember this.

Ecclesiastes 6:6

He might live 2000 years. But if he does not enjoy life, then the baby who was born dead has found the easiest way to the same end.

Proverbs 14:8

Wisdom lets smart people know what they are doing, but stupid people only think they know.

Psalm 19:10

His teachings are worth more than pure gold. They are sweeter than the best honey dripping from the honeycomb.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

Whether people are wise or foolish, they will still die, and no one will remember either one of them forever. In the future, people will forget everything both of them did. So the two are really the same.

Psalm 49:11

The grave will be their new home forever. And how much land they owned will not make any difference.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

In the same way a wise person is no better than a fool is. It is better to be a poor person who knows how to accept life as it is.