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 asked, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes),

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,

If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, "If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,

Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: "Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!" So no one in the army ate anything.

He swore to her, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

For

Our God is in heaven! He does whatever he pleases!

for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.

So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

Let thy

Just as dreams come when there are many cares, so the rash vow of a fool occurs when there are many words.

When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well.

General references

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, "If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,