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 …
Other Translations
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.
Cross References
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts …
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon …
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of …
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard …
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as …
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man …
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, …