Ecclesiastes 10:14
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A fool multiplieth words. A man cannot tell what hath been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

fool

Ecclesiastes 5:3 Dreams follow many cares: and in many words shall be found folly.

Proverbs 10:19 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.

is full of words

Job 34:37 Because he addeth blasphemy upon his sins, let him be tied fast in the mean time amongst us: and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.

Job 35:16 Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.

a man

Ecclesiastes 3:22 And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?

Ecclesiastes 6:12 What needeth a man to seek things that are above him, whereas he knoweth not what is profitable for him in his life, in all the days of his pilgrimage, and the time that passeth like a shadow? Or who can tell him what shall be after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 8:7 Because he is ignorant of things past, and things to come he cannot know by any messenger.

James 4:13,14 But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year and will traffic and make our gain. . . .

Context
Wisdom and Folly
13The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error. 14A fool multiplieth words. A man cannot tell what hath been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?15The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not how to go to the city.…
Cross References
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.

Ecclesiastes 3:22
And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?

Ecclesiastes 5:3
Dreams follow many cares: and in many words shall be found folly.

Ecclesiastes 6:12
What needeth a man to seek things that are above him, whereas he knoweth not what is profitable for him in his life, in all the days of his pilgrimage, and the time that passeth like a shadow? Or who can tell him what shall be after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the good day enjoy good things, and beware beforehand of the evil day: for God hath made both the one and the other, that man may not find against him any just complaint.

Ecclesiastes 8:7
Because he is ignorant of things past, and things to come he cannot know by any messenger.

Ecclesiastes 9:1
All these things have I considered in my heart, that I might carefully understand them: there are just men and wise men, and their works are in the hand of God: and yet man knoweth not whether he be worthy of love, or hatred:

Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not how to go to the city.

Lexicon
Yet the fool
וְהַסָּכָ֖ל (wə·has·sā·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5530: A fool

multiplies
יַרְבֶּ֣ה (yar·beh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

words.
דְבָרִ֑ים (ḏə·ḇā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

No
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

one
הָאָדָם֙ (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

knows
יֵדַ֤ע (yê·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

what
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

is coming,
שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה (še·yih·yeh)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

and who
מִ֖י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can tell
יַגִּ֥יד (yag·gîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous

him
לֽוֹ׃ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

what
וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (wa·’ă·šer)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

will come
יִֽהְיֶה֙ (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

after him?
מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו (mê·’a·ḥă·rāw)
Preposition-m | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part


Additional Translations
Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?

And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?

A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

And the fool multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'
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