Ecclesiastes 5:7

New International Version

Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.

Cross References

Matthew 12:36

But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.

Proverbs 23:17

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes.

Ecclesiastes 8:13

Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own hurt.