Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
Cross-references
In Ecclesiastes 5:2, the same context warns against many words before God, directly preceding this verse.
In Ecclesiastes 5:7, the phrase 'multitude of dreams and many words' reappears, calling them vanity.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14 describes fools consumed by many words, matching the theme that a fool's speech is marked by verbosity.
In Ecclesiastes 10:14, a fool is directly described as full of words, matching the many-words trait.
Proverbs 10:19 states that many words lead to sin but the wise hold their tongues — directly reinforcing Ecclesiastes' point about fools and many words.
In Proverbs 15:2, the fool's mouth gushes folly — directly echoing that a fool is known by many words.
In Job 13:5, silence is called wisdom — the positive counterpart to the fool's many words here.
In Proverbs 14:23, talk of lips leads to poverty — paralleling the danger of many words.
In Matthew 6:7, Jesus warns against many words in prayer — extending the same principle to worship.
In James 1:19, being slow to speak is commanded — aligning with the fool's many words as unwise.
In Proverbs 17:28, a fool who keeps silent is considered wise — the flip side of the many-words-fool link.