Ecclesiastes 5:2

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Thou shalt not hasten with thy mouth, and thy heart shall not be quick to bring forth a word to the face of God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon the earth: for this thy words shall be few.

Cross References

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham will answer and say, Behold now, I have undertaken to speak to my Lord, and I dust and ashes.

Genesis 18:30

And he will say, Now will it not kindle to the Lord, and I will speak: If thirty shall be found there? And he will say, I will not do, if I shall find thirty there.

Genesis 18:32

And he will say, Now will it not be angry to the Lord, and I will speak only this once: If ten shall be found there? And he will say, I will not destroy for sake of ten.

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob will vow a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will preserve me in this way which I went, and gave to me bread to eat, and covering to put on,

Genesis 28:22

And this stone which I set a pillar shall be the house of God, and all which thou shalt give to me, the tenth I will tithe it to thee.

Psalm 115:3

And our God is in the heavens; did all that he delighted in.

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent

Proverbs 20:25

The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of the wise one's mouth, grace; and the lips of the foolish one shall swallow him down.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words of his mouth, folly: and the latter state of his mouth the folly of evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For the dream came in the multitude of labor; and the voice of the foolish one in the multitude of words.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words: but fear thou God.

Isaiah 55:9

As the heavens were high above the earth, so my ways were high above your ways, and my purposes above your purposes.

Leviticus 5:4

Or when a soul shall swear to talk idly with his lips for evil, or for good, for all which the man shall talk idly with an oath, and it was hid from him; and he shall know, and be guilty for one from these.

Matthew 6:7

And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

Matthew 6:9

Therefore so do ye pray: Our Father which in the heavens, Let thy name be declared holy.

Mark 6:23

And he swore to her, That whatever thou shouldest ask, I will give thee, even to half my kingdom.

James 3:2

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body.

Judges 11:30

And Jephthah will vow a vow to Jehovah, and he will say, If giving, thou wilt give the sons of Ammon into my hand,