Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Caution in God’s Presence
5 [a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do,(A) for they ignorantly do wrong. 2 [b]Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.(B) 3 For dreams result from much work and a fool’s voice from many words.(C) 4 When you make a vow to God,(D) don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow. 5 Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.(E) 6 Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you,(F) and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake.(G) Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For many dreams bring futility, so do many words.(H) Therefore, fear God.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:1 Ec 4:17 in Hb
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ec 5:1 in Hb
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