Ecclesiastes 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When thou hast vowed a vowe to God, deferre not to pay it: for he deliteth not in fooles: pay therefore that thou hast vowed.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5

1 Ne te presse pas d’ouvrir la bouche, et que ton cœur ne se hâte pas d’exprimer une parole devant Dieu; car Dieu est au ciel, et toi sur la terre: que tes paroles soient donc peu nombreuses.

2 Car, si les songes naissent de la multitude des occupations, la voix de l’insensé se fait entendre dans la multitude des paroles.

3 Lorsque tu as fait un vœu à Dieu, ne tarde pas à l’accomplir, car il n’aime pas les insensés: accomplis le vœu que tu as fait.

4 Mieux vaut pour toi ne point faire de vœu, que d’en faire un et de ne pas l’accomplir.

5 Ne permets pas à ta bouche de faire pécher ta chair, et ne dis pas en présence de l’envoyé que c’est une inadvertance. Pourquoi Dieu s’irriterait-il de tes paroles, et détruirait-il l’ouvrage de tes mains?

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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:3 Mean?

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