Ecclesiastes 5:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Be very careful when you go to worship God. It is better to listen to God than to give sacrifices like fools. Fools often do bad things, and they don’t even know it.

Cross References

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Keep control of your anger.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the offerings of the wicked, but he is happy to hear the prayers of those who live right.

Proverbs 21:27

God hates sacrifices from the wicked, especially when their reason for offering them is evil.

Psalm 89:7

When God’s holy ones—the angels around his throne—meet together, they fear and respect him; he is more awesome than all those around him.

Joshua 5:15

The commander of the Lord’s army answered, “Take off your sandals. The place where you are standing is holy.” So Joshua obeyed him.

Exodus 3:5

Then God said, “Don’t come any closer. Take off your sandals. You are standing on holy ground.

Hebrews 10:26

If we decide to continue sinning after we have learned the truth, then there is no other sacrifice that will take away sins.

1 Corinthians 11:22

You can eat and drink in your own homes. It seems that you think God’s church is not important. You embarrass those who are poor. What can I say? Should I praise you? No, I cannot praise you for this.

Isaiah 66:3

Some people kill bulls as a sacrifice, but they also beat people. They kill sheep as a sacrifice, but they also break the necks of dogs. They offer up grain offerings, but they also offer the blood of pigs. They burn incense, but they also love their worthless idols. They choose their own ways, and they love their terrible idols.

Acts 17:11

The people in Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. They were so glad to hear the message Paul told them. They studied the Scriptures every day to make sure that what they heard was really true.

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you immediately. It was very good of you to come here. Now we are all here before God to hear everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “The Lord says, ‘The priests who come near me must respect me. I must be holy to them and to all the people.’” So Aaron did not say anything about his sons dying.

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah became strong, his pride caused him to be destroyed. He was not faithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s Temple to burn incense on the altar for burning incense.

Exodus 30:18

“Make a bronze bowl and put it on a bronze base. You will use this for washing. Put the bowl between the Meeting Tent and the altar. Fill the bowl with water.

Job 11:2

“This flood of words should be answered! Does all this talking make Job right?

Job 22:12

“God lives in the highest part of heaven and looks down on the highest stars.

Proverbs 10:19

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