Ecclesiastes 5:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:17

Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

Ecclesiastes 8:13

But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.

Matthew 12:36

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.