Ecclesiastes 10:14
A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
13The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.
15The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
Ecclesiastes 3:22Wherfore I perceaue that there is nothyng better for a man then to be ioyfull in his labour, for that is his portion: But who wyll bryng hym to see the thyng that shall come after hym?
Ecclesiastes 6:12For who knoweth what is good for man liuing in the dayes of his vayne life, whiche is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man what shall happen after hym vnder the sunne?
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:13-16
The Contemptibleness of Folly. 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Solomon, having shown the benefit of wisdom, and of what great… Read the whole commentary →