Ecclesiastes 5:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Just as dreams come when there are many cares, so the rash vow of a fool occurs when there are many words.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.
  • Job 11:2 : 2 “Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?
  • Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive. 13 At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness, 14 yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Eccl 5:4-7
    4 verses
    84%

    4When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!

    5It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it.

    6Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”

    7Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

    2(5:1) Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    75%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

    13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

    14yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

    15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 29:20
    73%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 23:9
    73%

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

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    71%

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

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

    6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

  • Eccl 9:17
    71%

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

  • Job 33:15
    70%

    15In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.

  • Eccl 7:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 18:2
    70%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 17:28
    70%

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

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

  • Eccl 10:3
    70%

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 15:14
    69%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    69%

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

  • Prov 24:7
    69%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 10:8
    69%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 14:3
    69%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Job 11:2
    69%

    2“Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

  • Prov 8:5
    69%

    5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • Prov 27:3
    69%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

  • Job 35:16
    68%

    16So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; without knowledge he multiplies words.”

  • Prov 17:16
    68%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 12:15
    68%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 13:16
    68%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 19:1
    68%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Eccl 4:6
    68%

    6Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.

  • Prov 19:3
    68%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:33
    68%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Eccl 7:9
    68%

    9Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Prov 15:5
    68%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 11:29
    67%

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.