Ecclesiastes 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 5:7 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 5:7 — KJV
“For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.”
— Ecclesiastes 5:7 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 5:7 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 5:7
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:7: words, fear, god
“Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:7: dreams, words, god
“And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:7: words, fear, god
“If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:7: words, fear, god
“Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 5:7: words, fear, god
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