Ecclesiastes 5:7

For [it was done] amidst a multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words,—but, towards God, be thou reverent.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

In Context

6Do not let thy mouth cause thy flesh to sin,—neither say thou, before the messenger, that it was, a mistake,—wherefore should God be indignant at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

8If, the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of justice and righteousness, thou see in the province, do not be astonished over the matter,—for, one high above the highest, is watching, yea, the Most High, is over them.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:14I know, that, whatsoever God doeth, the same, shall be age-abiding, unto it, there is nothing to add, and, from it, there is nothing to take away,—and, God, hath done it, that men should stand in awe before him.

Ecclesiastes 5:3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business,—and, the voice of a dullard, is with a multitude of words.

Ecclesiastes 8:9All this, had I seen, and tried to apply my heart to every work which was done under the sun,—at such time as one man had power over another man, to his hurt.

Ecclesiastes 12:13The conclusion of the matter—the whole, let us hear,—Towards God, be reverent, and, his commandments, observe, for, this, [concerneth] all mankind.

Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That, every useless expression that men shall utter, they shall render, concerning it, an account, in a day of judgment;

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:5-9

The Obligation of a Vow. 4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.… Read the whole commentary →

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