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

Abraham answered, “Now behold, I who am but dust [in origin] and ashes have decided to speak to the Lord.

Then Jacob made a vow (promise), 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 clothing to wear,

If a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself with a pledge [of abstinence], he shall not break (violate, profane) 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 Ammonites into my hand,

But the men of Israel were hard-pressed that day, because Saul had put the people under a curse, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening, and before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people ate any food.

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

For

But our God is in heaven;
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 higher 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 the fool through many words.

When there are many words, transgression and offense are unavoidable,
But he who controls his lips and keeps thoughtful silence is wise.

“And when you pray, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].

General references

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