Ecclesiastes 5:7

Hebrew
אִם עֹ֣שֶׁק רָ֠שׁ וְגֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָצֶ֨דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה בַמְּדִינָ֔ה אַל תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל הַחֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ מֵעַ֤ל גָּבֹ֨הַ֙ שֹׁמֵ֔רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples

שָׁמַר

Meaning:

* To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend

The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament.

Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19
וּגְבֹהִ֖ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם
ESV
For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.
NIV
Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore stand in awe of God.
NLT
Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead.
LXX
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greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
πλήθει ἐνυπνίων καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
λόγοιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
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greek

The definite article
θεὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
φοβοῦ
KJV
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

Ecclesiastes 5:6 ← Ecclesiastes 5:7 → Ecclesiastes 5:8

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