Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
but the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.
International Standard Version
The wise use their eyes, but the fool walks in darkness. I also perceived that the same outcome affects them all.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I know that [in the end] one fate happens to them both.
Bible in Basic English
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
The wise, his eyes in his head; and the foolish one goes in darkness: and I knew, I also, that one event will meet with them all.
King James 2000
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one fate happens to them all.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{The wise man can see where he is walking}, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that both of them suffer the same fate.
Modern King James verseion
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness; and I also knew that one event happens to all of them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For a wise man beareth his eyes about in his head, but the fool goeth in the darkness. I perceived also that they both had one end.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
As for the wise man, his eyes, are in his head, whereas, the dullard, in darkness, doth walk, - but, I myself, knew that, one destiny, happeneth to them, all.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wise! -- his eyes are in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;
Themes
Insight » Examples of » The wise man
Spiritual perception » Examples of » The wise man
Interlinear
Chakam
`ayin
Ro'sh
Yada`
'echad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Living Must Abandon The Work Of Their Hands To Others At Death
13
And I saw that
Cross References
Psalm 49:10
The
And
Proverbs 17:24
But the
Ecclesiastes 3:19
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I again saw under the sun that the
1 John 2:11
But the one who
Psalm 19:10
Proverbs 14:8
But
Ecclesiastes 6:6
Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not
Ecclesiastes 7:2
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because
And the living
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom
Ecclesiastes 9:1-3
For I have taken all this to my heart and explain
Ecclesiastes 9:16
So I said, “
Ecclesiastes 10:2-3
A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish