Ecclesiastes 5:1

New Living Translation

Approaching God with Care

5 ^[a]As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God.

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5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:17 in Hebrew text.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 in all English translations

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