Ecclesiastes 5:7
And why? wheras are many dreames and many wordes, there are also diuers vanities: but loke that thou feare God.
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- Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.
- Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.
- Eccl 8:12 : 12 Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes, and God deferreth, geuing hym long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God, whiche haue hym before their eyes.
- Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:
- Eccl 3:14 : 14 I considered also that whatsoeuer God doth, it continueth for euer: And that nothyng can be put vnto it, nor taken from it, & that God doth it to the intent that men shoulde feare hym.
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 For where much carefulnesse is, there are many dreames: and where many wordes are, there men may heare fooles.
- Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Therfore who so feareth the Lorde among you, let hym heare the voyce of his seruaunt: Who so walketh in darknesse and no lyght shyneth vpon hym, let hym put his trust in the name of the Lorde, and holde hym by his God. 11 But take heede, ye all kindle a fire, and stirre vp the coales: walke on in the glisteryng of your owne fire, and in the coales that ye haue kindled: This commeth vnto you from my hande namely that ye shall sleepe in sorowe.
- Matt 12:36 : 36 But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment.
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- Eccl 5:1-66 verses84%
1 When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.
2 Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.
3 For where much carefulnesse is, there are many dreames: and where many wordes are, there men may heare fooles.
4 If thou make a vowe vnto God, be not slacke to perfourme it: As for foolish vowes he hath no pleasure in them: yf thou promise any thyng, pay it.
5 For better is it that thou make no vowe, then that thou shouldest promise and not pay.
6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.
- Job 33:14-152 verses74%
14 For God speaketh once or twise, and yet man vnderstandeth it not.
15 In dreames and visions of the night, when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes,
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14 Then fearest thou me with dreames, & makest me so afrayde through visions,
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8 If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they.
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5 Sawe a dreame, whiche made me afrayde, and the thoughtes vpon my bed, with the visios of my head, troubled me.
- Eccl 7:21-222 verses71%
21 Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee:
22 for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.
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13 In the thoughtes and visions of the night when sleepe commeth on men,
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19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
- Eccl 7:16-183 verses71%
16 Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.
17 Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.
18 It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.
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8 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel, Let not these prophetes and soothsayers that be among you deceaue you, and beleue not your owne dreames:
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16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.
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4 Surely thou hast cast of feare, and restrainest prayer before God.
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9 The cleare sight of the eye, is better then that the soule shoulde walke after desires of the lust: Howbeit, this is also a vayne thyng, and a disquietnesse of mynde.
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5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.
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11 Many thinges there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath a man els?
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6 One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.
- Eccl 12:12-132 verses68%
12 Therefore beware my sonne of that doctrine that is beside this: for to make many bookes, it is an endlesse worke, and to muche studie weerieth the body.
13 Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.
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2 Kepe the kynges commaundement, namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same.
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6 Put thou nothyng vnto his wordes, lest he reproue thee, and thou be founde a lyar.
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9 Therfore if ye wil not tel me the dreame, this is your only purpose, ye haue prepared liyng & corrupt wordes to speake before me, til the time be chaunged: therfore tell me the dreame, that I may knowe that ye can declare me the interpretation therof.
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28 But there is a God in heauen that reuealeth secretes, & sheweth the king Nabuchodonozor what is for to come in the latter dayes. Thy dreame and that whiche thou hast seene in thyne head vpon thy bed, is this.
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8 All is but vanitie (saith the preacher) all is but playne vanitie.
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23 The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague.
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25 Thou shalt not be afraide of any sodayne feare, neither for the violent rushing in of the vngodly when it commeth.
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6 And he said vnto them: Heare I pray you this dreame which I haue dreamed.
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12 A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.
- Eccl 7:5-62 verses68%
5 It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:
6 For the laughyng of fooles is like the cracking of thornes vnder a pot: and that is but a vayne thing.
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10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the dayes of the old time were better then they that be nowe? for that were no wyse question.
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16 Therefore doth Iob open his mouth but in vaine, & he maketh many wordes without knowledge.
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2 Is it is a vayne thing for you that ye make haste to ryse vp early, that ye make delayes to take rest, eatyng the bread of sorowes: euen so he geueth sleepe to his welbeloued.
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23 But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.
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7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:
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6 Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes: For, because of such thynges commeth the wrath of God vppon the chyldren of disobedience.
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2 The feare of the king is as the roaring of a Lion, who so prouoketh hym vnto anger, offendeth against his owne soule.
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8 If a man lyue many yeres, and be glad in them all, let hym remember the dayes of darknesse whiche shalbe manye, and that foloweth: Al thinges shalbe but vanitie.
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10 Put away displeasure out of thine heart, and remoue euill from thy body: for chyldhood and youth is but vanitie.
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17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:
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10 Therefore art thou compassed about with snares, & sodenly vexed with feare.