Ecclesiastes 10:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?”

Ecclesiastes 10:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?”

Ecclesiastes 10:14 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?”

Ecclesiastes 10:14 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the fool multiplieth words: `Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'”

Ecclesiastes 10:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?”

Ecclesiastes 10:14 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the foole multiplieth woordes, saying, Man knoweth not what shall be: and who can tell him what shall be after him?”

Ecclesiastes 10:14 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:14 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

12 Las palabras de la boca del sabio son gracia; mas los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.

13 El principio de las palabras de su boca es necedad; y el fin de su charla nocivo desvarío.

14 El necio multiplica palabras: no sabe hombre lo que ha de ser; ¿y quién le hará saber lo que después de él será?

15 El trabajo de los necios los fatiga; porque no saben por dónde ir á la ciudad.

16 ¡Ay de ti, tierra, cuando tu rey es muchacho, y tus príncipes comen de mañana!

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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:14 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 10:14 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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