Ecclesiastes 10:14

Yet the fool multiplies words. No man knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable,
But the mouth of fools spouts folly.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

I have seen that nothing is better than that man should be happy in his activities, for that is his lot. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 8:7

If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen?

Job 34:37

‘For he adds rebellion to his sin;
He claps his hands among us,
And multiplies his words against God.’”

Job 35:16

So Job opens his mouth emptily;
He multiplies words without knowledge.”

Proverbs 10:19

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

James 4:13-14

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Is full of words

General references

Bible References

Fool

Ecclesiastes 5:3
For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words.
Proverbs 10:19
When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable,
But the mouth of fools spouts folly.

Is full of words

Job 34:37
‘For he adds rebellion to his sin;
He claps his hands among us,
And multiplies his words against God.’”
Job 35:16
So Job opens his mouth emptily;
He multiplies words without knowledge.”

A man

Ecclesiastes 3:22
I have seen that nothing is better than that man should be happy in his activities, for that is his lot. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?
Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 8:7
If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen?
James 4:13
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”

General references

Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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