Ecclesiastes 5:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Not rash

For

Psalm 115:3

Isaiah 55:9

Matthew 6:9

Let thy

General references

Judges 11:30

Bible References

Not rash

And Abraham replied, “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes.

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me

food to eat and garments to wear,

If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,

Now the men of Israel were hard-pressed on that day, for Saul had put the people under oath, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening, and until I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

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

For

But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

“Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.

Let thy

For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words.

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

General references

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,