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Ecclesiastes 5:3
3If you worry about many things, you will have many dreams. If you talk too much, you will say foolish things.
Ecclesiastes 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
- New International Version (NIV)A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For a dream comes through much activity, And a fool’s voice is known by his many words.
Context of Ecclesiastes 5:3
1When you go to God's temple, be careful what you do. Listen carefully when you come near to God. Do not offer sacrifices in the way that foolish people do. They do not even know that they are doing something bad. 2You should not speak too soon. Think carefully before you make a promise to God. God is in heaven and you are here on the earth. So do not say too much. If you worry about many things, you will have many dreams. If you talk too much, you will say foolish things. 4If you make a promise to God, quickly do what you have promised. God is not pleased with foolish people. So give what you have promised to give. 5It is better not to promise anything than to promise something and then not do it.
Read all of Ecclesiastes 5Ecclesiastes 5:3 word by word
כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 5:3
- Ecclesiastes 10:12People respect a wise person, because of the things that he says. But the words of a fool will destroy him.
- Proverbs 10:19If you talk too much, you will soon do something wrong. But if you are wise, you will stop talking.
- Proverbs 15:2When wise people speak, they show that knowledge is good. But when fools speak, they only say foolish things.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For a dream cometh - That is, as dreams are generally the effect of the business in which we have been engaged during the day; so a multitude of words evidence the feeble workings of the foolish heart.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3many cares...many words: We should aim for moderation in our actions and speech (see Proverbs 10:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. As much "business," engrossing the mind, gives birth to incoherent "dreams," so many words, uttered inconsiderately in prayer, give birth to and betray "a fool's speech" (Ec 10:14), [Holden and Weiss]. But Ec 5:7 implies that the "dream" is not a comparison, but the vain thoughts of the fool (sinner, Psa 73:20), arising from multiplicity of (worldly) "business." His "dream" is that God hears him for his much speaking (Mt 6:7), independently of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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