Ecclesiastes 5:2
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.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Practical wisdom about religious devotion: guard your steps when entering the house of God, let your words be few, and do not delay fulfilling vows. Qohelet observes that wealth hoarded or lost in bad ventures does not satisfy, and that …
Andere Übersetzungen
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.
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.
Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
Querverweise
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And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that …
And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt …
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But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her …
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon …
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man …
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as …