Ecclesiastes 5:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.”

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BSBPD

“As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 5:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 27:2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,
  2. Job 11:2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
  3. Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
  4. Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
  5. Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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