For [there is evil] in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God.
KJV
Ecclesiastes 5:6
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
Parallel Translations
For [there is evil] in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear you God.
Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
Cross References
James 1:262 John 1:8James 3:2Malachi 2:7Ecclesiastes 5:1–2Leviticus 5:4–6Genesis 48:16Numbers 15:251 Corinthians 3:13–15Hebrews 1:141 Corinthians 11:10Haggai 1:9–11Hosea 12:4–51 Timothy 5:21Leviticus 27:9–10
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