Ecclesiastes 5:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 5:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

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KJV

King James Version

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice [is known] by multitude of words.

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WEB

World English Bible

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 5

¹ Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

² Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

³ As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

⁴ When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

⁵ It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

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