Ecclesiastes 10:14

New Century Version

A fool talks too much. No one knows the future, and no one can tell what will happen after death.

Cross References

Job 34:37

Job now adds to his sin by turning against God. He claps his hands in protest, speaking more and more against God.”

Job 35:16

So Job is only speaking nonsense, saying many words without knowing what is true.”

Proverbs 10:19

If you talk a lot, you are sure to sin; if you are wise, you will keep quiet.

Proverbs 15:2

Wise people use knowledge when they speak, but fools pour out foolishness.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

Work wears fools out; they don’t even know how to get home.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

So I saw that the best thing people can do is to enjoy their work, because that is all they have. No one can help another person see what will happen in the future.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

The saying is true: Bad dreams come from too much worrying, and too many words come from foolish people.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

People have only a few useless days of life on the earth; their short life passes like a shadow. Who knows what is best for them while they live? Who can tell them what the future will bring?

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember: God gives good times and hard times, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Ecclesiastes 8:7

They do not know what the future holds, and no one can tell them what will happen.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

I thought about all this and tried to understand it. I saw that God controls good people and wise people and what they do, but no one knows if they will experience love or hate.

Ezekiel 35:13

You have not stopped your proud talk against me. I have heard you.