Ecclesiastes 2:14

New English Translation

The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

Cross References

Psalm 19:10

They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

Psalm 49:10

Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 49:11

Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies – just like the fool!

Ecclesiastes 3:19

For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

Ecclesiastes 6:6

if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!

Ecclesiastes 6:8

So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person’s wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge – for time and chance may overcome them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

1 John 2:11

But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.