Ecclesiastes 10:14
Fools talk on and on, however no one knows what's going to happen, so who can say what the future holds?
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13Fools begin by saying foolish things, and end up talking evil nonsense.
15Work makes fools so worn out they can't achieve anything.
Cross References
Job 34:37Now he has added rebellion to his sins; he claps his hands at us, making long speeches full of accusations against God.”
Proverbs 10:19If you talk too much, you'll say something wrong. Be wise and take care what you say.
Ecclesiastes 3:22So I concluded that there's nothing better than for people to enjoy their work. This is what we are meant to do. For who can bring anyone back from the dead to show them what will happen after they die?
Ecclesiastes 6:12Who knows what's best for us and our lives? During our short lives that pass like shadows we have many unanswered questions. And who can tell us what will happen when we're gone?
Ezekiel 35:13You made a lot of boasts attacking me—you had much to say against me. I heard it for myself!
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 →