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 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.

16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

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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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