Ecclesiastes 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house ofGod, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Be not rash with thy mouth, nor let thine heart be hastie to vtter a thing before God: for God is in the heauens, and thou art on the earth: therefore let thy wordes be fewe.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:1 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5
1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
2 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.
3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:1 Mean?
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