Ecclesiastes 5:7
Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!
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- Eccl 12:13 : 13 Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
- Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.
- Eccl 8:12 : 12 Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him.
- Prov 23:17 : 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.
- Eccl 3:14 : 14 God’s Sovereignty I also know that whatever God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken away from it. God has made it this way, so that men will fear him.
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 Just as dreams come when there are many cares, so the rash vow of a fool occurs when there are many words.
- Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. 11 Look, all of you who start a fire and who equip yourselves with flaming arrows, walk in the light of the fire you started and among the flaming arrows you ignited! This is what you will receive from me: you will lie down in a place of pain.
- Matt 12:36 : 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.
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- Eccl 5:1-66 verses84%
1 Rash 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.
3 Just as dreams come when there are many cares, so the rash vow of a fool occurs when there are many words.
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!
5 It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it.
6 Do 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?”
- Job 33:14-152 verses74%
14 Elihu Disagrees With Job’s View of God“For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it.
15 In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.
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14 then you scare me with dreams and terrify me with visions,
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8 Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
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5 I saw a dream that frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed– these visions of my mind– were terrifying me.
- Eccl 7:21-222 verses71%
21 Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.
22 For you know in your own heart that you also have cursed others many times.
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13 In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night when a deep sleep falls on men,
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19 When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.
- Eccl 7:16-183 verses71%
16 So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.
17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.
18 It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.
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8 “For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Do not let the prophets among you or those who claim to be able to predict the future by divination deceive you. And do not pay any attention to the dreams that you are encouraging them to dream.
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16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.
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4 But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.
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9 It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile– like chasing the wind.
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5 then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.
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11 The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
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6 Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.
- Eccl 12:12-132 verses68%
12 Concluding Exhortation: Fear God and Obey His Commands! Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. There is no end to the making of many books, and much study is exhausting to the body.
13 Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
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2 Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.
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6 Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.
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9 If you don’t inform me of the dream, there is only one thing that is going to happen to you. For you have agreed among yourselves to report to me something false and deceitful until such time as things might change. So tell me the dream, and I will have confidence that you can disclose its interpretation.”
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28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.
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8 Concluding Refrain: Qoheleth Restates His Thesis“Absolutely futile!” laments the Teacher,“All of these things are futile!”
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23 Fearing the LORD leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.
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25 Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;
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6 He said to them,“Listen to this dream I had:
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12 The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
- Eccl 7:5-62 verses68%
5 Frivolous 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.
6 For 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.
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10 Do not say,“Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that.
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16 So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; without knowledge he multiplies words.”
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2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he provides for those whom he loves even when they sleep.
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23 For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!
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7 Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
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6 Live in the Light Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
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2 The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.
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8 So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many– all that is about to come is obscure.
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10 Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
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17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.
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10 That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you,