| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | The wise man's | הֶֽחָכָם֙ | he·cha·cham | 2450 | wise | from chakam |
| eyes | עֵינָ֣יו | ei·nav | 5869 | an eye | of uncertain derivation |
| are in his head, | בְּרֹאשֹׁ֔ו | be·ro·shov, | 7218 | head | a prim. root |
| but the fool | וְהַכְּסִ֖יל | ve·hak·ke·sil | 3684 | stupid fellow, dullard, fool | from kasal |
| walks | הֹולֵ֑ךְ | ho·v·lech; | 1980 | to go, come, walk | a prim. root |
| in darkness. | בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ | ba·cho·shech | 2822 | darkness, obscurity | from chashak |
| And yet | גַם־ | gam- | 1571 | also, moreover, yea | from an unused word |
| I know | וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי | ve·ya·da'·ti | 3045 | to know | a prim. root |
| that one | אֶחָ֖ד | e·chad | 259 | one | a prim. card. number |
| fate | שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה | shem·mik·reh | 4745 | accident, chance, fortune | from qarah |
| befalls | יִקְרֶ֥ה | yik·reh | 7136a | to encounter, meet, befall | a prim. root |
| them both. | כֻּלָּֽם׃ | kul·lam. | 3605 | the whole, all | from kalal |
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KJV Lexicon
The wise man's
chakam (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
eyes
`ayin (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
are in his head
ro'sh (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
but the fool
kciyl (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
walketh
halak (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in darkness
choshek (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
and I myself perceived
yada` (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
also that one
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
event
miqreh (mik-reh')
something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune -- something befallen, befalleth, chance, event, hap(-peneth).
happeneth
qarah (kaw-raw')
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
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New American Standard (©1995)
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.King James Bible
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. American King James Version
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I myself perceived also 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. Darby Bible 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. English Revised 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. Webster's Bible Translation
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. Young's 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; Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
sapientis oculi in capite eius stultus in tenebris ambulat et didici quod unus utriusque esset interitus
Befalls Dark Darkness Darkness-and Event Fate Fool Foolish Goes Happeneth Happens Man's Myself Overtakes Perceived Realize Walketh Walking Walks Wise Yet
Befalls Dark Darkness Event Eyes Fate Fool Goes Happeneth Happens Head Overtakes Perceived Realize Walketh Walking Walks Wise
Befalls Dark Darkness Event Eyes Fate Fool Goes Happeneth Happens Head Overtakes Perceived Realize Walketh Walking Walks WiseEcclesiastes 2:14 Multilingual Bible Ecclésiaste 2:14 French Eclesiastés 2:14 Biblia Paralela 傳 道 書 2:14 Chinese Bible |
