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Ecclesiastes 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

KJV

Si videris calumnias egenorum, et violenta judicia, et subverti justitiam in provincia, non mireris super hoc negotio : quia excelso excelsior est alius, et super hos quoque eminentiores sunt alii ;

Vulgate

Ἐὰν συκοφαντίαν πένητος καὶ ἁρπαγὴν κρίματος καὶ δικαιοσύνης ἴδῃς ἐν χώρᾳ, μὴ θαυμάσῃς ἐπὶ τῷ πράγματι· ὑψηλὸς ἐπάνω ὑψηλοῦ φυλάξαι, καὶ ὑψηλοὶ ἐπ’ αὐτούς·

LXX

For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.

ASV

אִם עֹ֣שֶׁק רָ֠שׁ וְ/גֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָ/צֶ֨דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה בַ/מְּדִינָ֔ה אַל תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל הַ/חֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ מֵ/עַ֤ל גָּבֹ֨הַ֙ שֹׁמֵ֔ר וּ/גְבֹהִ֖ים עֲלֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
גְבֹהָ֔ה
gbhh
adjective · 37×
גֵ֨זֶל
gzl
noun · 2×
חֵ֖פֶץ
chpts
noun · 36×
י
y
noun · 422×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מְּדִינ֑וֹת
mdynvt
noun · 53×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹ֣שֶׁק
'shq
noun · 14×
צֶ֑דֶק
tsdq
noun · 116×
רָ֣שׁ
rsh
verb · 24×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
תִּתְמַ֖הּ
ttmh
verb · 9×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Col 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
  • Eccl 3:14 — I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
  • Eccl 3:14 — I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
  • Eccl 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
  • Eccl 5:3 — For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
  • Eccl 6:11 — Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
  • Eccl 7:18 — It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
  • Eccl 8:12 — Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
  • Eccl 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
  • Eccl 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
  • Isa 50:10 — Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
  • Matt 6:7 — But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
  • Matt 10:28 — And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Matt 12:36 — But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
  • Prov 23:17 — Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
  • Prov 23:17 — Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.