Ecclesiastes 5:2
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 5:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sei nicht vorschnell mit deinem Munde, und dein Herz eile nicht, ein Wort vor Gott hervorzubringen; denn Gott ist im Himmel, und du bist auf der Erde: darum seien deiner Worte wenige.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No te des priesa con tu boca, ni tu corazón se apresure á proferir palabra delante de Dios; porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra: por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não te precipites com tua boca, nem te apresse com teu coração, a pronunciar palavra alguma perante a face de Deus; porque Deus está nos céus, e tu estás sobre a terra; por isso tuas palavras sejam poucas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não sejas muito rápido para falar, nem teu coração se apresse a trazer qualquer assunto diante de Deus. Deus está no céu, mas tu estás na terra; portanto sejam poucas as tuas palavras.
📖 Ecclesiastes 5:2 in Context
1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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