Ecclesiastes 5:2

Listen To God Rather Than Uttering Rash Vows

¹ Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil. ² Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few. ³ For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.

Before God

Face of God

For This Cause

God is in Heaven

On Earth

Presence of God

O God

Proverbs 10:19

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.

Matthew 6:7

And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham answereth and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I -- dust and ashes;

Genesis 18:30

And he saith, 'Let it not be, I Pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: peradventure there are found there thirty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, if I find there thirty.'

Genesis 18:32

And he saith, 'Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: peradventure there are found there ten?' and He saith, 'I do not destroy it, because of the ten.'

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob voweth a vow, saying, 'Seeing God is with me, and hath kept me in this way which I am going, and hath given to me bread to eat, and a garment to put on --

Genesis 28:22

then this stone which I have made a standing pillar is a house of God, and all that Thou dost give to me -- tithing I tithe to Thee.'

Numbers 30:2-5

'When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.

Judges 11:30

And Jephthah voweth a vow to Jehovah, and saith, 'If Thou dost at all give the Bene-Ammon into my hand --

1 Samuel 14:24-45

And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, 'Cursed is the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;' and none of the people hath tasted food.

Psalm 115:3

And our God is in the heavens, All that He hath pleased He hath done.

Proverbs 20:25

A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

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

Isaiah 55:9

For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.

Matthew 6:9

thus therefore pray ye: 'Our Father who art in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name.

Mark 6:23

and he sware to her -- 'Whatever thou mayest ask me, I will give to thee -- unto the half of my kingdom.'

James 3:2

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;