Ecclesiastes 5:2

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Do not be hurried with your mouth, and do not let your heart hurry to bring forth a word before God. For God is in Heaven, and you are on earth; on account of this, let your words be few.

Cross References

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham answered and said, Behold, I pray, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, and I am dust and ashes.

Genesis 18:30

And he said, Please do not my Lord be angry, that I may speak; perhaps thirty will be found there. And He said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.

Genesis 18:32

And he said, I pray, let not my Lord be angry that I may speak only this time; perhaps ten will be found there. And He said, I will not destroy because of the ten.

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God is with me and keeps me in this way which I am going, and gives to me bread to eat and clothing to wear,

Genesis 28:22

and this stone which I have placed as a memorial pillar shall become the house of God; and all which You shall give to me, I will tithe the tenth to You.

Psalm 115:3

But our God is in Heaven; He has done all that He has pleased.

Proverbs 10:19

In the abundance of words transgression does not cease, but one restraining his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 20:25

It is a snare to a man to say rashly, A holy thing, and afterward to vow to inquire about it.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise mouth are grace, but the lips of a fool swallow him;

Ecclesiastes 10:13

the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his mouth is evil madness.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For the dream comes through the greatness of the task; and the voice of the fool is known by the greatness of his words.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams, both words and vanities abound; but fear God.

Isaiah 55:9

For as the heavens are high from the earth, so My ways are high from your ways, and My thoughts from your thoughts.

Leviticus 5:4

Or if a person swears, speaking rashly with the lips, to do evil, or to do good, anything which the man speaks rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and he knows, then he is guilty of one of these.

Matthew 6:7

But when you pray, do not be babbling vain words, as the nations; for they think that they shall be heard in their much speaking.

Matthew 6:9

Therefore, you should pray: Our Father, the One in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

Mark 6:23

And he swore to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give to you, up to half of my kingdom.

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many ways. If any one does not stumble in word, this one is a mature man, able also to bridle the whole body.

Judges 11:30

And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,