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Ecclesiastes 5:2
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Ecclesiastes 5:2
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2 [a]Never be rash with your mouth nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few.(A)
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- 5.2 5.1 in Heb
Ecclesiastes 5:2
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Ecclesiastes 5:2
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Matthew 6:7
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Matthew 6:7
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7 “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.(A)
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Matthew 6:7
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Matthew 6:7
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7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling(A) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.(B)
Proverbs 10:19
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Proverbs 10:19
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19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but the prudent are restrained in speech.(A)
Proverbs 10:19
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Proverbs 10:19
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19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.(A)
Isaiah 55:9
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Isaiah 55:9
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9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.(A)
Isaiah 55:9
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Isaiah 55:9
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Matthew 6:9
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Matthew 6:9
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9 “Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be revered as holy.
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Matthew 6:9
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9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father(A) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
Ecclesiastes 5:7
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Ecclesiastes 5:7
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7 With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words,[a] but fear God.(A)
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- 5.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ecclesiastes 5:7
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Ecclesiastes 5:7
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7 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.(A)
Numbers 30:2-5
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Numbers 30:2-5
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2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.(A)
3 “When a woman makes a vow to the Lord or binds herself by a pledge while within her father’s house, in her youth, 4 and her father hears of her vow or her pledge by which she has bound herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and any pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. 5 But if her father overrules her at the time that he hears of it, no vow of hers and no pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand, and the Lord will forgive her because her father overruled her.(B)
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Numbers 30:2-5
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Numbers 30:2-5
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2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(A)
3 “When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge 4 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand.(B) 5 But if her father forbids her(C) when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.
James 3:2
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James 3:2
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2 For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is mature,[a] able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle.(A)
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- 3.2 Gk a mature man
James 3:2
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James 3:2
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2 We all stumble(A) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(B) is perfect,(C) able to keep their whole body in check.(D)
Ecclesiastes 5:3
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Ecclesiastes 5:3
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3 For dreams come with many cares, and a fool’s voice with many words.
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Ecclesiastes 5:3
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Proverbs 20:25
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Proverbs 20:25
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25 It is a snare for one to say rashly, “It is holy,”
and begin to reflect only after making a vow.(A)
Proverbs 20:25
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Proverbs 20:25
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25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
and only later to consider one’s vows.(A)
Genesis 28:20
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Genesis 28:20
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20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,(A)
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Genesis 28:20
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20 Then Jacob made a vow,(A) saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me(B) on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear(C)
Genesis 18:27
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Genesis 18:27
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27 Abraham answered, “Let me take it upon myself to speak to my lord, I who am but dust and ashes.(A)
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Genesis 18:27
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Genesis 18:27
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27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(A)
Psalm 115:3
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Psalm 115:3
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3 Our God is in the heavens;
he does whatever he pleases.(A)
Psalm 115:3
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Psalm 115:3
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