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

Then Abraham answered, “Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord—even though I am dust and ashes—

Then Jacob made a vow: “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, if He provides me with food to eat and clothing to wear,

When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.

Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If You will hand over the Ammonites to me,

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath: “The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

So he swore oaths to her: “Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

For

Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.

“For as heaven is higher than earth,
so My ways are higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.

“Therefore, you should pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,
Your name be honored as holy.

Let thy

For dreams result from much work and a fool’s voice from many words.

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.

When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll 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 mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

General references

Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If You will hand over the Ammonites to me,