Ecclesiastes 10:14

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A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

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  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.
  • Eccl 3:22 : 22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a person to rejoice in their work, for that is their lot. Who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.
  • Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
  • Eccl 8:7 : 7 Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?
  • Jas 4:13-14 : 13 Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.' 14 Why, 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.
  • Job 34:37 : 37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.
  • Job 35:16 : 16 Job opens his mouth with empty words; without knowledge, he multiplies his speech.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Eccl 2:14-16
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    76%

    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

    15Then I said in my heart, 'What happens to the fool will also happen to me. So why have I been so very wise?' And I concluded in my heart, 'This too is meaningless.'

    16For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!

  • Eccl 2:19
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    19And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Ps 92:6
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    6How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!

  • Prov 10:14
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    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Eccl 5:3
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    3When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Eccl 6:8
    74%

    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Prov 12:23
    74%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 18:2
    74%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 14:16
    73%

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    73%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 24:7
    72%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 26:11-12
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    11Like a dog returning to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Eccl 7:6
    72%

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 6:12
    72%

    12For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

  • Prov 29:9
    72%

    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Prov 12:15
    72%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 15:21
    72%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Ps 49:10
    72%

    10that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    72%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 30:22
    71%

    22A servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,