Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God. New Living Translation Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead. English Standard Version For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear. Berean Standard Bible For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God. King James Bible For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. New King James Version For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God. New American Standard Bible For in many dreams and in many words there is futility. Rather, fear God. NASB 1995 For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness. Rather, fear God. NASB 1977 For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness. Rather, fear God. Legacy Standard Bible For in many dreams and vanities are many words. Rather, fear God. Amplified Bible For in a multitude of dreams and in a flood of words there is worthlessness. Rather [reverently] fear God [and worship Him with awe-filled respect, knowing who He is]. Christian Standard Bible For many dreams bring futility; so do many words. Therefore, fear God. Holman Christian Standard Bible For many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God. American Standard Version For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God. Contemporary English Version Respect and obey God! Daydreaming leads to a lot of senseless talk. English Revised Version For thus it cometh to pass through the multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God. GOD'S WORD® Translation In spite of many daydreams, pointless actions, and empty words, you should still fear God. Good News Translation No matter how much you dream, how much useless work you do, or how much you talk, you must still stand in awe of God. International Standard Version In spite of many daydreams, pointless actions, and empty words, it is more important to fear God. Majority Standard Bible For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God. NET Bible Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God! New Heart English Bible For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God. Webster's Bible Translation For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. World English Bible For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words; but you must fear God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear God. Young's Literal Translation For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God. Smith's Literal Translation For in the multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words: but fear thou God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhere there are many dreams, there are many vanities, and words without number: but do thou fear God. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Despite many dreams, futilities, and a multitude of words, fear God! New Revised Standard Version With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words; but fear God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor in the multitude of dreams and vain things and many words is false worship; but you should worship God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because in many dreams and empty things and many words of deception you worship God OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For through the multitude of dreams and vanities there are also many words; but fear thou God. Brenton Septuagint Translation For there is evil in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Approaching God with Awe…6Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? 7For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God. Cross References Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard. Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise. James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless. Matthew 12:36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. 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 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit. Matthew 15:8-9 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress. 1 Peter 3:10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Proverbs 13:3 He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. Colossians 2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind. 1 Timothy 1:6-7 Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk. / They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert. Proverbs 18:21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Treasury of Scripture For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God. in the Ecclesiastes 5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. but Ecclesiastes 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. Ecclesiastes 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: Ecclesiastes 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. Jump to Previous Abound Abundance Awe Divers Dreaming Dreams Emptiness Empty Fear Grow Increase Meaningless Multitude Purpose Rather Stand Talk Vanities WordsJump to Next Abound Abundance Awe Divers Dreaming Dreams Emptiness Empty Fear Grow Increase Meaningless Multitude Purpose Rather Stand Talk Vanities WordsEcclesiastes 5 1. vanities in divine service8. in murmuring against oppression 9. and in riches 18. Joy in riches is the gift of God. For as many dreams bring futility The word "dreams" in this context can be understood as the multitude of thoughts, plans, or aspirations that people have. In the Hebrew, the word for "dreams" (חֲלֹמוֹת, chalomot) can also imply illusions or fantasies that are not grounded in reality. The term "futility" (הֶבֶל, hebel) is a recurring theme in Ecclesiastes, often translated as "vanity" or "meaninglessness." It suggests the transient and often deceptive nature of human endeavors when they are disconnected from divine purpose. Historically, dreams were sometimes seen as messages from God, but here, they are portrayed as potentially empty when they are merely human constructs without divine guidance. so do many words Therefore, fear God Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For asכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction many בְרֹ֤ב (ḇə·rōḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness dreams חֲלֹמוֹת֙ (ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2472: A dream bring futility, וַהֲבָלִ֔ים (wa·hă·ḇā·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory so do many הַרְבֵּ֑ה (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great words. וּדְבָרִ֖ים (ū·ḏə·ḇā·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Therefore, כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction fear יְרָֽא׃ (yə·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten God. הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Ecclesiastes 5:7 NIVEcclesiastes 5:7 NLT Ecclesiastes 5:7 ESV Ecclesiastes 5:7 NASB Ecclesiastes 5:7 KJV Ecclesiastes 5:7 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 5:7 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 5:7 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 5:7 French Bible Ecclesiastes 5:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 5:7 For in the multitude of dreams there (Ecclesiast. 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