Cross references

Ecclesiastes 10:14

Yet the fool multiplies words.

No one knows what is coming,

and who can tell him what will come after him?

Ecclesiastes 10:14 BSB

Ecclesiastes 10:14 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 15:2 (7 votes) and Ecclesiastes 3:22 (5 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from Job 16 to James 4.

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Which verses does Ecclesiastes 10:14 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

  2. I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

  3. As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

  4. For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?

  5. Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

  6. Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

  7. Job 35:163 votes

    So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”

  8. When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  9. Job 34:372 votes

    For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 10:14?

The 10 strongest of 14.