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Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
New International Version
2 Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.(A)
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.(B)
3 A dream(C) comes when there are many cares,
and many words mark the speech of a fool.(D)
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.(E) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.(F)
Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
King James Version
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.
3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
New King James Version
2 Do not be (A)rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words (B)be few.
3 For a dream comes through much activity,
And (C)a fool’s voice is known by his many words.
4 (D)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to (E)pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed—
Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
English Standard Version
2 [a] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore (A)let your words be few. 3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with (B)many words.
4 When (C)you vow a vow to God, (D)do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. (E)Pay what you vow.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
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