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?

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  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
  • Eccl 3:22 : 22 Therefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 For a dream comes through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.
  • Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
  • Eccl 8:7 : 7 For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?
  • Jas 4:13-14 : 13 Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city and spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit; 14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
  • 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 Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    82%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Eccl 10:15
    80%

    15The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he does not know how to go to the city.

  • Eccl 10:3
    78%

    3Yes, also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 29:11
    78%

    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Eccl 2:14-16
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    76%

    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived that the same event happens to them all.

    15So I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so it happens even to me. And why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart, "This also is vanity."

    16For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, since what now is will all be forgotten in the days to come. And how does the wise man die? Just like the fool.

  • Eccl 2:19
    76%

    19And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I have labored and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

  • Prov 29:20
    76%

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

  • Eccl 8:7
    76%

    7For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?

  • Prov 13:16
    75%

    16Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

  • Ps 92:6
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    6A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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

  • Eccl 5:3
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    3For a dream comes through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    75%

    7Leave the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Eccl 6:8
    74%

    8For what has the wise more than the fool? what does the poor have, who knows to walk before the living?

  • Prov 12:23
    74%

    23A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • Prov 18:2
    74%

    2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may express itself.

  • Prov 14:24
    74%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 17:28
    74%

    28Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; and he who shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Prov 14:16
    73%

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    73%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    73%

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 24:7
    72%

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

  • Prov 15:2
    72%

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 26:11-12
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    72%

    11As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

    12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

  • Eccl 7:6
    72%

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

    24Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 6:12
    72%

    12For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

  • Prov 29:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:15
    72%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 15:21
    72%

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Ps 49:10
    72%

    10For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • Prov 30:22
    71%

    22For a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he is filled with food;