Ecclesiastes 5:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.”
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“For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 5:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
- Ecclesiastes 3:16Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 5:3As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
- Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
- Ecclesiastes 8:9All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Matthew 12:36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
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