Ecclesiastes 5:3 Cross References - BSB

³ As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

² “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?

¹⁹ When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

² The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

¹² The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. ¹³ The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness. ¹⁴ Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?