Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Watch thy feet when thou shalt go to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than give the sacrifice of the foolish, for they not knowing the doing of evil.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Keep 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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Watch your step whenever you visit God's house, and come more ready to listen than to offer a fool's sacrifice, since fools never think they're doing evil.
A Conservative Version
Keep thy foot when thou go to the house of God, for to draw near to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they know not that they do evil.
American Standard Version
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
Amplified
Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the [careless or irreverent] sacrifice of fools; for they are too ignorant to know they are doing evil.
Bible in Basic English
Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.
Darby Translation
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
King James 2000
Guard your steps when you go 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; draw near to listen [rather] than to offer a sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
Modern King James verseion
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they do not know that they are doing evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be not hasty with thy mouth,
NET Bible
Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.
New Heart English Bible
Guard your step when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.
The Emphasized Bible
Keep thy foot, when thou goest unto the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than dullards to offer sacrifice, - for they make no acknowledgment of doing wrong.
Webster
Keep 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.
World English Bible
Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Awe » For the aged » For the sanctuary
Fools » Worship of, hateful to God
Formalism » The insufficiency of
Hearing » Spiritual of believers
Heedfulness » Necessary » In the house and worship of God
Religion » Formalism » The insufficiency of
Speech/communication » How not to speak
Spiritual » Hearing » Spiritual of believers
Worship » Divinity of Christ » True attitude in
true and false Worship » Divinity of Christ of heavenly bodies » Of God, universal
Topics
Interlinear
Shamar
Regel
Yalak
Qarowb
Shama`
Nathan
Yada`
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 5:1
Prayers for Ecclesiastes 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Listen To God Rather Than Uttering Rash Vows
1 Watch thy feet when thou shalt go to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than give the sacrifice of the foolish, for they not knowing the doing of evil. 2 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.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 3:5
And he will say, Thou shalt not draw near hither; draw off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place which thou standest upon it, this is holy land.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the unjust an abomination of Jehovah: and the prayer of the upright his acceptance.
Psalm 89:7
God being greatly terrible in the council of the holy ones and to be feared by all round about him.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the unjust is an abomination, for also he will bring it in mischief.
Isaiah 1:12-20
When ye shall come to be seen before me who sought this from your hand to tread my enclosure.
Isaiah 66:3
He slaughtering the ox, striking a man; he sacrificing a sheep, broke a dog's neck; he bringing up a gift, swine's blood; he making remembrance of frankincense, praising vanity; also they chose their ways, and in their abominations their soul delighted.
Jeremiah 7:21-23
Thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel; Add your burnt-offerings upon your sacrifices and eat flesh.
Hosea 6:6-7
For I delighted in mercy and not sacrifice; the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Acts 10:33
From this therefore sent I to thee: and thou didst well being present. Now therefore are all we present before God, to hear all commanded thee of God.
1 Corinthians 11:22
For, have ye not houses for eating and drinking? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them not having? What should I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise not.
Hebrews 10:26
For we sinning voluntarily after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there is left no more a sacrifice for sins,
Hebrews 12:28-29
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom unmoved; we should have grace by which we might serve God acceptably, with reverence and circumspection:
James 1:19
Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
1 Peter 2:1-2
Therefore setting aside all wickedness, and all artifice, and dissimulation; and envies, and all calumnies,
Genesis 4:3-5
And it shall be at the end of days, and Cain shall bring in from the fruit of the earth an offering to Jehovah.
Genesis 28:16-17
And Jacob will awake from his sleep, and he will say, surely there is Jehovah in this place and I knew not
Leviticus 10:3
And Moses will say to Aaron, This which Jehovah spake, saying, In drawing near me I will be consecrated, and before all the people I will be honored. And Aaron will be silent
Joshua 5:15
And the captain of Jehovah's host will say to Joshua, Put off thy shoe from thy foot, for the place which thou standest upon it, it is holy: and Joshua will do so.
1 Samuel 13:12-13
And saying, Now the rovers will come down to me to Gilgal, and I entreated not the face of Jehovah: and I will contain myself, and will bring up a burnt-offering.
1 Samuel 15:21-22
And the people will take from the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief devoted to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.
2 Chronicles 26:16
And in his being strong his heart was lifted up even to destruction: for he will transgress against Jehovah his God, and come in to the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Psalm 50:8-18
Not for thy sacrifices will I reprove thee and for thy burnt-offerings, being always before me.
Malachi 1:10-11
Who also among you and he will shut the doors? and ye shall not make light mine altar gratuitously. Not to me delight in you, said Jehovah of armies, and I will not delight in the gift of your hand.
Acts 17:11
And they were of more noble birth than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, and examined the writings daily, if these things might hold thus.