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Ecclesiastes 10:14 Cross-References
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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? is full: Heb. multiplieth words”
Ecclesiastes 10:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:14
The phrase 'full of words' (yarbeh devarim) literally means 'multiplies words,' indicating excessive, endless talking without substance or wisdom. The Hebrew construction emphasizes the fool's inability to stop talking despite having nothing of value to contribute. This contrasts sharply with wisdom literature's repeated emphasis on carefully measured, restrained speech (Proverbs 10:19, 17:28). The rhetorical question structure—'who can tell him?'—emphasizes humanity's fundamental limitation regarding future knowledge, which only God possesses. The repetition of 'what shall be' (mah-sheyihyeh)...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 10:14
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“but the mouth of fools gush out folly.”
“all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?”
“than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?”
“For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?”
“you who say”
“so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.”
“and he multiplies words without knowledge.,Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge., וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר׃ פ ,But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.,καὶ ιωβ ματαίως ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγνωσίᾳ ῥήματα βαρύνει,Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.,,,,”
“but he who restrains his lips does wisely.”
“and multiplies his words against God.,For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God., כִּי יֹסִיף עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפּוֹק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵל׃ ס ,For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.,ἵνα μὴ προσθῶμεν ἐφ' ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν ἀνομία δὲ ἐφ' ἡμῖν λογισθήσεται πολλὰ λαλούντων ῥήματα ἐναντίον τοῦ κυρίου,that we add not to our sins: for iniquity will be reckoned against us, if we speak many words before the Lord.,,,,”