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Ecclesiastes 2:12 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 2 · verse 12 · King James Version
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.Ecclesiastes 2:12 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 2:12 in context
10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14The 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- madnesshôwlêlâhfollyH1947 →
- alreadykᵉbârproperly, extent of timeH3528 →
- turnedpânâhto turnH6437 →
- beholdrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- comethbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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