Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
LXX2012
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Be not hasty with your mouth, and let not your heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and you upon earth: therefore let your words be few.
Parallel Translations
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.
Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.
Cross References
James 1:19Hebrews 12:28–29Proverbs 15:81 Peter 2:1–2Isaiah 1:12–20Joshua 5:15Psalms 50:8–18Proverbs 21:27Psalms 89:7Exodus 3:51 Corinthians 11:22Malachi 1:10–11Hebrews 10:26Isaiah 66:3Genesis 28:16–17
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