King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:3 in the King James Version says “For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.” — study this verse from Ecclesiastes chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.”
Ecclesiastes 5:3 · KJV
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. thing: or, word
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“of words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
This verse is found in the book of Ecclesiastes. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.
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