Ecclesiastes 5:1-2

Caution in God’s Presence

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1} ^(a)Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do,^(A) for they ignorantly do wrong. ^{Tools
2} ^(b)Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.^(B)

Footnotes:

a. Ecclesiastes 5:1: Ec 4:17 in Hb

b. Ecclesiastes 5:2: Ec 5:1 in Hb

Cross references:

A. Ecclesiastes 5:1: Matthew 5:23-24

B. Ecclesiastes 5:2: Proverbs 10:19; Matthew 6:7