Ecclesiastes 10:14

The Message

Fools talk way too much, Chattering stuff they know nothing about.

Cross References

Job 35:16

“Job, you talk sheer nonsense— nonstop nonsense!”

Proverbs 10:19

The more talk, the less truth; the wise measure their words.

Proverbs 15:2

Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

A decent day’s work so fatigues fools That they can’t find their way back to town. * * *

Ecclesiastes 5:3

Overwork makes for restless sleep. Overtalk shows you up as a fool.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won’t take anything for granted.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

Well, I took all this in and thought it through, inside and out. Here’s what I understood: The good, the wise, and all that they do are in God’s hands—but, day by day, whether it’s love or hate they’re dealing with, they don’t know. Anything’s possible. It’s one fate for everybody—righteous and wicked, good people, bad people, the nice and the nasty, worshipers and non-worshipers, committed and uncommitted. I find this outrageous—the worst thing about living on this earth—that everyone’s lumped together in one fate. Is it any wonder that so many people are obsessed with evil? Is it any wonder that people go crazy right and left? Life leads to death. That’s it.