1 Vain and false hopes are for a man void of understanding. Dreams give wings to fools. (WEB) 2 As one who grasps at a shadow and follows after the wind, so is he who sets his mind on dreams. (WEB) 3 The vision of dreams is a reflection, the likeness of a face near a face. (WEB)
Sirach 34:1–3
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Sirach 34:6–8
6 If they are not sent in a visitation from the Most High, don’t give your heart to them. (WEB) 7 For dreams have led many astray. They have failed by putting their hope in them. (WEB) 8 Without lying the law will be fulfilled. Wisdom is complete in a faithful mouth. (WEB)
Job 20:7–9
7 he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’ 8 He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night. 9 The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no long…
Ecclesiastes 5:2–4
2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few. 3 As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words. 4 When you make…
Psalms 73:19–21
19 How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! 20 Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form. 21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
Ecclesiastes 5:6–8
6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God. 8 If yo…
Proverbs 23:4–6
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. 5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. 6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
Sirach 16:22–24
22 Who will declare his works of righteousness? Who will wait for them? For his covenant is afar off. (WEB) 23 He who is lacking in understanding thinks about these things. An unwise and erring man thinks foolishly. (WEB) 24 My son, listen to me, learn knowledge, and heed my words… (WEB)
Ecclesiastes 6:8–10
8 What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others? 9 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. 10 Whatever exists was nam…
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