Ecclesiastes 5:2
Don't say rash things, and think before you speak to God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so keep it short.
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In Context
3When you worry too much, you get nightmares; when you talk too much, you say foolish things.
Cross References
Genesis 18:30“My Lord, please don't get angry with me,” Abraham went on. “Let me ask this—what if only thirty were found?” “I won't do it if I find thirty,” the Lord replied.
Genesis 28:20Jacob also made a solemn promise, saying, “God, if you will be with me, and take care of me on my journey, and give me food to eat and clothes to wear
Leviticus 5:4If you foolishly swear to do something (whether good or bad, and in whatever way people impulsively swear an oath), even if you're unaware of it being wrong, when you eventually realize it, you are guilty.
Judges 11:30Jephthah made a solemn promise to the Lord, saying, “If you make me victorious over the Ammonites,
Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven, and he does whatever he wants.
Proverbs 20:25It's a mistake to make a promise to God and then have second thoughts about it later.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
A Caution to Worshippers. 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. Solomon's design, in driving us off from the world, by… Read the whole commentary →