Ecclesiastes 5:1 (NLT)

Ecclesiastes 5:2 - [fn]Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.

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Translations for Ecclesiastes 5:2

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Do not be rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words be few.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

[fn]Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

[fn] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

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.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

[fn]Do not be quick with your mouth or [fn]impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

[fn]Do not be hasty [fn]in word or [fn]impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

[fn]Do not be hasty with your mouth or [fn]impulsive in your heart to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven but you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Do not be hasty with your mouth [speaking careless words or vows] or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Be 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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on eretz. Therefore let your words be few.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

[Vulgate 5:1] ne temere quid loquaris neque cor tuum sit velox ad proferendum sermonem coram Deo Deus enim in caelo et tu super terram idcirco sint pauci sermones tui

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

لَا تَتَسَرَّعْ فِي أَقْوَالِ فَمِكَ، وَلا يَتَهَوَّرْ قَلْبُكَ فِي نُطْقِ كَلامِ لَغْوٍ أَمَامَ اللهِ، فَاللهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، فَلْتَكُنْ كَلِمَاتُكَ قَلِيلَةً.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

(wlc 5:1)אַל־תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל־פִּ֜יךָ וְלִבְּךָ֧ אַל־יְמַהֵ֛ר לְהוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ עַֽל־כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖יךָ מְעַטִּֽים׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

(lxx 5:1) μὴ σπεῦδε ἐπὶ στόματί σου καὶ καρδία σου μὴ ταχυνάτω τοῦ ἐξενέγκαι λόγον πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ σὺ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐπὶ τούτῳ ἔστωσαν οἱ λόγοι σου ὀλίγοι

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

لاَ تَسْتَعْجِلْ فَمَكَ وَلاَ يُسْرِعْ قَلْبُكَ إِلَى نُطْقِ كَلاَمٍ قُدَّامَ اللهِ، لأَنَّ اللهَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، فَلِذلِكَ لِتَكُنْ كَلِمَاتُكَ قَلِيلَةً.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

(LXX 5:1) Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

No te des priesa con tu boca, ni tu corazón se apresure á proferir palabra delante de Dios; porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra: por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

No te des prisa con tu boca, ni tu corazón se apresure a proferir palabra delante de Dios; porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra; por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

你在　神面前不可冒失開口、也不可心急發言．因為　神在天上、你在地下、所以你的言語要寡少。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

No te precipites con tu boca, ni se apresure tu corazón a proferir palabra delante de Dios. Porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra; por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

너는 하나님 앞에서 함부로 입을 열지 말며 급한 마음으로 말을 내지 말라 하나님은 하늘에 계시고 너는 땅에 있음이니라 그런즉 마땅히 말을 적게 할 것이라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

(ls 5:1) Ne te presse pas d'ouvrir la bouche, et que ton coeur ne se hâte pas d'exprimer une parole devant Dieu; car Dieu est au ciel, et toi sur la terre: que tes paroles soient donc peu nombreuses.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Sei nicht schnell mit deinem Munde und laß dein Herz nicht eilen, was zu reden vor Gott; denn Gott ist im Himmel, und du auf Erden; darum laß deiner Worte wenig sein.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

(rst 5:1) Не торопись языком твоим, и сердце твое да не спешит произнести слово пред Богом; потому что Бог на небе, а ты на земле; поэтому слова твои да будут немноги.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

No te des prisa con tu boca, ni tu corazón se apresure a proferir palabra delante de Dios; porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra; por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

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(5:2)

Verses 5:2-20 are numbered 5:1-19 in Hebrew text.

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