Ecclesiastes 5:2
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“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.”Ecclesiastes 5:2
What Does Ecclesiastes 5:2 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 5:2 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 5, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control, and Humility.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 5:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 6:7“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.”Proverbs 10:19“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.”Isaiah 55:9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”Matthew 6:9“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”Luke 11:2“And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”Genesis 18:27“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:”Numbers 30:2“If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.”Proverbs 29:20“Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”Ecclesiastes 5:3“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.”Ecclesiastes 5:7“For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.”Genesis 28:20“And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,”Proverbs 20:25“It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.”James 3:2“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”Psalms 115:3“But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.”Proverbs 15:28“The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.”Genesis 18:32“And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.”Genesis 18:30“And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”Leviticus 5:4“Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.”Judges 11:30“And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,”Judges 21:1“Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.”
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