Ecclesiastes 5:3 BSB

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֛י	ki	for	H3588 →
בָּ֥א	ba'	it comes	H935 →
הַחֲל֖וֹם	ha.cha.Lom	the dream	H2472 →
בְּרֹ֣ב	be.Ro	with abundance of	H7230 →
עִנְיָ֑ן	'in.Yan	business	H6045 →
וְק֥וֹל	ve.Kol	and [the] voice	H6963 →
כְּסִ֖יל	ke.Sil	a fool	H3684 →
בְּרֹ֥ב	be.Ro	with a multitude of	H7230 →
דְּבָרִֽים׃	de.va.Rim	words	H1697 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
leads to
- James 1:19
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 3:2
  We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- Proverbs 17:27–28
  A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- Ecclesiastes 10:13–14
  The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
- Psalms 39:1
  I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
Through
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
leads to
- Proverbs 12:23
  A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
- Proverbs 15:28
  The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
- Proverbs 13:16
  Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 14:23There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.Proverbs 17:28Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.Ecclesiastes 5:7For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.Ecclesiastes 10:12–14The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.Ecclesiastes 10:14Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?Job 11:2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?Job 13:5If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!Ecclesiastes 10:3Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

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