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Ecclesiastes 5:1

American Standard Version

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.

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Ecclesiastes 5:1 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 1Keep 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.
  2. 2Be 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.
  3. 3For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.