Ecclesiastes 10:14 Meaning and Explanation
“A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?”
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Read Full Chapter →The fool multiplies words and speaks confidently of the future, yet no one knows what is to come.
What Does Ecclesiastes 10:14 Mean?
The Preacher notes that the fool is full of words, pouring out talk without restraint, often about things he cannot possibly know. He speaks as if the future were his to declare, when in truth no person can tell what shall be.
Here is a humbling boundary on human speech. Our knowledge of tomorrow is hidden, and confident chatter about it only exposes our folly. Wisdom speaks modestly about the future and entrusts it to God, in whose hands alone all things to come are held. Few words and humble trust befit creatures who cannot see beyond today.
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What does Ecclesiastes 10:14 mean?
The fool multiplies words and speaks confidently of the future, yet no one knows what is to come.