Ecclesiastes 5:2 · KJV
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter {any} thing before God: for God {is} in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. {thing: or, word}”
— Ecclesiastes 5:2
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice {is known} by multitude of words.
Ecclesiastes 5 — Context
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter {any} thing before God: for God {is} in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. {thing: or, word}
3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice {is known} by multitude of words.
4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for {he hath} no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Cross References
Matthew 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen {do}: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips {is} wise.
Isaiah 55:9
For {as} the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Matthew 6:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Numbers 30:2-5
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. {break: Heb. profane}
Ecclesiastes 5:7
For in the multitude of dreams and many words {there are} also {divers} vanities: but fear thou God.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice {is known} by multitude of words.
Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which {am but} dust and ashes:
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