Ecclesiastes 5:2 — Bible Verse (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.”
Ecclesiastes 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.”
Ecclesiastes 5:2 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”
Ecclesiastes 5:2 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.”
Ecclesiastes 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.”
Ecclesiastes 5:2 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For as a dreame commeth by the multitude of businesse: so the voyce of a foole is in the multitude of wordes.”
Ecclesiastes 5:2 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5
1 CUANDO fueres á la casa de Dios, guarda tu pie; y acércate más para oir que para dar el sacrificio de los necios: porque no saben que hacen mal.
2 No te des priesa con tu boca, ni tu corazón se apresure á proferir palabra delante de Dios; porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra: por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.
3 Porque de la mucha ocupación viene el sueño, y de la multitud de las palabras la voz del necio.
4 Cuando á Dios hicieres promesa, no tardes en pagarla; porque no se agrada de los insensatos. Paga lo que prometieres.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:2 Mean?
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