Ecclesiastes 5:2

Easy To Read Version

Be careful when you make promises to God. Be careful about the things you say to God. Don’t let your feelings cause you to speak too soon. God is in heaven, and you are on the earth. So you need to say only a few things to God. This saying is true:

Cross References

Genesis 18:27

Then Abraham said, “Compared to you, Lord, I am only dust and ashes. But let me bother you again and ask you this question:

Genesis 18:30

Then Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me ask you this: If only 30 good people are in the city, will you destroy the city?”

Genesis 18:32

Then Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me, but let me bother you this one last time. If you find ten good people there, what will you do?”

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “If God will be with me, and if God will protect me on this trip, and if God gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,

Genesis 28:22

I am setting this stone up as a memorial stone. It will show that this is a holy place for God. And I will give God one tenth of all he gives me.”

Psalm 115:3

God is in heaven,\par and he does whatever he wants.\par

Proverbs 10:19

A person who talks too much gets himself into trouble. A wise person learns to be quiet.

Proverbs 20:25

Think carefully before you promise to give something to God. Later you might wish that you had not made that promise.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

A wise man’s words bring praise.\par But a foolish person’s words bring destruction.\par

Ecclesiastes 10:13

A foolish person begins by saying foolish things. In the end, he is saying crazy things.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

Bad dreams come with too many worries,\par and a fool with too many words.\par

Ecclesiastes 5:7

You should not let your useless dreams and bragging \{bring you trouble\}. You should respect God.

Isaiah 55:9

The heavens are higher than the earth.\par In the same way, my ways are higher than your ways.\par And my thoughts are higher than your thoughts.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par

Leviticus 5:4

Or a person might make a quick promise to do something—it makes no difference if it is bad or good. People make many kinds of quick promises. A person might make such a promise and forget it. [42] When he remembers [43] his promise, then he will be guilty, because he didn’t keep his promise.

Matthew 6:7

“And when you pray, don’t be like those people that don’t know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing. Don’t pray like that. They think that God will hear them because of the many things they say.

Matthew 6:9

So when you pray, you should pray like this:

Mark 6:23

Herod promised her, “Anything you ask for I will give to you. I will even give you half of my kingdom.”

James 3:2

We all make many mistakes. If there were a person who never said anything wrong, then that person would be perfect. A person like that would be able to control their whole body, too.

Judges 11:30

Jephthah made a promise to the Lord. He said, “If you will let me defeat the Ammonite people,