Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Don't be impulsive with your mouth nor be in a hurry to talk in God's presence. Since God is in heaven and you're on earth, keep your speech short.
A Conservative Version
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth. Therefore let thy words be few.
American Standard Version
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Amplified
Do not be hasty with your mouth [speaking careless words or vows] or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few.
Bible in Basic English
Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
Darby Translation
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.
King James 2000
Be not rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in heaven, and you upon earth: therefore let your words be few.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you [are] on earth; therefore, let your words be few.
Modern King James verseion
Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be hasty to say a word before God. For God is in Heaven, and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and let not thine heart speak anything rashly before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth, therefore let thy words be few.
NET Bible
Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.
New Heart English Bible
Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
The Emphasized Bible
Be not rash with thy mouth, and, with thy heart, be not in haste to bring forth a word, before God, - for, God, is in the heavens, and, thou, upon the earth, for this cause, let thy words be few.
Webster
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
World English Bible
Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
Youngs Literal Translation
Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.
Themes
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Brevity encouraged
Prayer » Should be offered up » With deliberation
Topics
Interlinear
Bahal
Peh
Leb
Mahar
Paniym
'elohiym
'elohiym
'erets
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 5:2
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. 3 For the dream came in the multitude of labor; and the voice of the foolish one in the multitude of words.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent
Matthew 6:7
And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.
Genesis 18:27
And Abraham will answer and say, Behold now, I have undertaken to speak to my Lord, and I dust and ashes.
Genesis 18:30
And he will say, Now will it not kindle to the Lord, and I will speak: If thirty shall be found there? And he will say, I will not do, if I shall find thirty there.
Genesis 18:32
And he will say, Now will it not be angry to the Lord, and I will speak only this once: If ten shall be found there? And he will say, I will not destroy for sake of ten.
Genesis 28:20
And Jacob will vow a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will preserve me in this way which I went, and gave to me bread to eat, and covering to put on,
Genesis 28:22
And this stone which I set a pillar shall be the house of God, and all which thou shalt give to me, the tenth I will tithe it to thee.
Numbers 30:2-5
A man when he shall vow a vow to Jehovah, or swear an oath to bind a binding upon his soul, he shall not profane his word; according to all going forth from his mouth he shall do.
Judges 11:30
And Jephthah will vow a vow to Jehovah, and he will say, If giving, thou wilt give the sons of Ammon into my hand,
1 Samuel 14:24-45
And the man Israel was pressed in that day: and Saul will curse the people, saying, Cursed the men who shall eat bread till the evening, and I was avenged of mine enemy. And all the people tasted not bread.
Psalm 115:3
And our God is in the heavens; did all that he delighted in.
Proverbs 20:25
The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
For the dream came in the multitude of labor; and the voice of the foolish one in the multitude of words.
Ecclesiastes 5:7
For in the multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words: but fear thou God.
Isaiah 55:9
As the heavens were high above the earth, so my ways were high above your ways, and my purposes above your purposes.
Matthew 6:9
Therefore so do ye pray: Our Father which in the heavens, Let thy name be declared holy.
Mark 6:23
And he swore to her, That whatever thou shouldest ask, I will give thee, even to half my kingdom.
James 3:2
For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body.