Ecclesiastes 5:1-5

¹Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

²Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

³As a dream comes through many cares,

so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

⁴When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

⁵It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

— Ecclesiastes 5:1-5

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Do not be quick with your mouth, do not...

Illustration of Ecclesiastes 5:2

Illustration of Ecclesiastes 5:2 -- Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

Let your Words be Few

Illustration of Ecclesiastes 5:2

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. - Ecclesiastes 5:2

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 5:1-5

• Proverbs 10:19
• Matthew 6:7
• James 1:19
• Numbers 30:2
• Isaiah 55:9
• Proverbs 20:25
• Hebrews 12:28-29
• Deuteronomy 23:21-23
• Proverbs 15:8
• Matthew 6:9

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