Ecclesiastes 10:14
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14 (A)A fool also multiplies words.
No man knows what is to be;
Who can tell him (B)what will be after him?
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly,
(A)But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.
James 4:13-14
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Do Not Boast About Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow [a]we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? (A)It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
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- James 4:13 M let us
Ecclesiastes 8:7
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7 (A)For he does not know what will happen;
So who can tell him when it will occur?
Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for man in life, [a]all the days of his [b]vain life which he passes like (A)a shadow? (B)Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit. the number of the days
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 futile
Ecclesiastes 5:3
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3 For a dream comes through much activity,
And (A)a fool’s voice is known by his many words.
Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 (A)So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for (B)that is his [a]heritage. (C)For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
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- Ecclesiastes 3:22 portion or lot
Proverbs 10:19
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Job 35:16
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16 (A)Therefore Job opens his mouth in vain;
He multiplies words without knowledge.”
Job 34:37
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37 For he adds (A)rebellion to his sin;
He claps his hands among us,
And multiplies his words against God.”
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