Ecclesiastes 10:14
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A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
In other translations
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
Hebrew words
וְהַסָּכָלvehasakhaland the foolH5530יַרְבֶּהyarbehhe multipliesH7235דְבָרִיםdevarimwordsH1697לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֵדַעyeda'he knowsH3045הָאָדָםha'adamthe personH120מַה־mah-what?H4100שֶׁיִּהְיֶהsheiyihyehthat <it> will beH1961וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whichH834יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961מֵאַחֲרָיוme'acharavfrom after himH310מִיmiwho?H4310יַגִּידyagidwill he tellH5046לוֹ׃loto <the> him
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Related verses
- Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- James 4:13-1413 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” 14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
- Ecclesiastes 6:12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
- Ecclesiastes 8:7For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
- Ecclesiastes 3:22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
- Ecclesiastes 5:3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
- Job 35:16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”
- Proverbs 10:19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Job 34:37For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
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