Ecclesiastes 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Ecclesiastes 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 5:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?”
Ecclesiastes 5:6 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 thy hands?”
Ecclesiastes 5:6 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it <FI>is<Fi> an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?”
Ecclesiastes 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an inadvertence. Wherefore should God be wroth at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?”
Ecclesiastes 5:6 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For in the multitude of dreames, and vanities are also many wordes: but feare thou God.”
Ecclesiastes 5:6 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5
4 Cuando á Dios hicieres promesa, no tardes en pagarla; porque no se agrada de los insensatos. Paga lo que prometieres.
5 Mejor es que no prometas, que no que prometas y no pagues.
6 No sueltes tu boca para hacer pecar á tu carne; ni digas delante del ángel, que fué ignorancia. ¿Por qué [harás que] Dios se aire á causa de tu voz, y que destruya la obra de tus manos?
7 Donde los sueños [son] en multitud, también [lo son] las vanidades y muchas las palabras; mas tú teme á Dios.
8 Si violencias de pobres, y extorsión de derecho y de justicia vieres en la provincia, no te maravilles de esta licencia; porque alto está mirando sobre alto, y [uno] más alto [está] sobre ellos.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:6 Mean?
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