Verse 1

Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ikke vær rask med å snakke, og la ikke hjertet ditt haste med å si ord foran Gud, for Gud er i himmelen, mens du er på jorden. Derfor bør ordene dine være få.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Når du går til Guds hus, vær på vakt med din fot. Det er bedre å lytte enn å bære fram dårers offer, for de forstår ikke at de gjør ondt.

• Norsk King James

  Vær oppmerksom på hvor du setter foten når du går til Guds hus, og vær mer beredt til å lytte enn til å gi dårers offer, for de forstår ikke at de gjør ondt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ikke vær rask med munnen din, og la ikke hjertet ditt skynde seg å si noe for Guds ansikt. For Gud er i himmelen, og du er på jorden, derfor bør ordene dine være få.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vokt deg for hva du sier, og la hjertet ditt ikke være raskt til å tale ord for Gud. For Gud er i himmelen, og du er på jorden. Derfor bør dine ord være få.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Vær forsiktig når du går til Guds hus, og vær mer klar til å lytte enn til å gi offer som dårer gir, for de skjønner ikke at de gjør ondt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Vær varsom når du går til Guds hus, og vær mer ivrig etter å lytte enn å bringe tåpelige ofre; for de innser ikke at de gjør ondt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Vær forsiktig når du går til Guds hus, og vær mer klar til å lytte enn til å gi offer som dårer gir, for de skjønner ikke at de gjør ondt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vær ikke for rask med munnen, og la ikke hjertet ditt skynde seg med å ytre noe ord overfor Gud, for Gud er i himmelen og du på jorden. Derfor skal ordene dine være få.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ikke skynd deg med munnen din, og hjertet ditt skal ikke være raskt til å uttale noe foran Gud. For Gud er i himmelen, og du er på jorden, derfor skal dine ord være få.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vær ikke snar med din Mund, og lad dit Hjerte ikke haste at tale Noget for Guds Ansigt; thi Gud er i Himmelen, og du paa Jorden, derfor lad dine Ord være faa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Vær forsiktig når du går til Guds hus, og vær mer rede til å lytte enn til å gi tåpelig offer; for de tenker ikke over at de gjør ondt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Vokt dine skritt når du går til Guds hus; for å nærme seg for å lytte er bedre enn å bringe dårers offer, for de vet ikke at de gjør ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vær forsiktig når du går til Guds hus, og lytt mer enn å gi dumme ofre, for de vet ikke at de gjør ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Pass godt på hva du gjør når du går til Guds hus; det er bedre å lytte enn å gi dårers offer, for de skjønner ikke at de gjør ondt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vær ikke ubetenksom med ordene dine, og la ikke hjertet ditt forhaste seg med å si noe for Gud, for Gud er i himmelen og du er på jorden—så la ikke ordene dine bli mange.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote, and drawe nye, that thou mayest heare: that is better then the offeringes of fooles, for they knowe not what euell they do.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (4:17) Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Exod 3:5 : 5 God said, 'Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'
• Josh 5:15 : 15 The commander of the LORD’s army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.
• Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, even more when it is brought with evil intent.
• Isa 1:12-20 : 12 When you come to appear before Me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of My courts? 13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity combined with solemn assembly. 14 Your New Moons and appointed festivals My soul hates. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Remove your evil deeds from My sight; stop doing evil. 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow. 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
• Isa 66:3 : 3 The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.
• Jer 7:21-23 : 21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to them or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. 23 But this is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, so that it may go well with you.
• Hos 6:6-7 : 6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. 7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they dealt treacherously with Me.
• Heb 12:28-29 : 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
• Jas 1:19 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
• 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow in your salvation,
• Ps 89:7 : 7 For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
• Mal 1:10-11 : 10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands. 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my name will be great among the nations. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Acts 10:33 : 33 So immediately, I sent for you, and you were kind enough to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say.
• 1 Cor 11:22 : 22 Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Shall I praise you? I will certainly not praise you in this matter.
• Heb 10:26 : 26 For if we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
• 1 Sam 15:21-22 : 21 But the people took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was devoted to destruction—to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal. 22 Then Samuel said, 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.'
• 2 Chr 26:16 : 16 But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
• Ps 50:8-9 : 8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me. 9 I will not take a bull from your house, nor goats from your pens. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. 13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? 14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and fulfill your vows to the Most High. 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me. 16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 When you see a thief, you join him, and you associate with adulterers.
• Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.
• Gen 4:3-5 : 3 Over time, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering. 5 But He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast.
• Gen 28:16-17 : 16 Jacob woke up from his sleep and said, 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.' 17 He was afraid and said, 'How amazing is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.'
• 1 Sam 13:12-13 : 12 I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.' So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering." 13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.