Ecclesiastes 5:6

American Standard Version (1901)

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

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  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
  • Acts 7:30-35 : 30 And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord, 32 I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold. 33 And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt. 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent [to be] both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
  • 1 Cor 3:13-15 : 13 each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.
  • 1 Cor 11:10 : 10 for this cause ought the woman to have [a sign of] authority on her head, because of the angels.
  • 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
  • 2 John 1:8 : 8 Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
  • Lev 5:4-6 : 4 Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these [things] . 5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these [things], that he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned: 6 and he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin.
  • Lev 27:9-9 : 9 And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy. 10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.
  • Num 15:25 : 25 And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their oblation, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah, and their sin-offering before Jehovah, for their error:
  • Eccl 5:1-2 : 1 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. 2 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.
  • Hos 12:4-5 : 4 yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us, 5 even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial [name] .
  • Hag 1:9-9 : 9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house. 10 Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit. 11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.
  • Hag 2:14-17 : 14 Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Jehovah; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. 15 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Jehovah. 16 Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty [measures], there were but ten; when one came to the winevat to draw out fifty [vessels], there were but twenty. 17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; yet ye [turned] not to me, saith Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

    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.

  • Eccl 5:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

    5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

  • Job 15:13
    75%

    13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?

  • Eccl 5:7
    75%

    7For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.

  • Job 15:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    4Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

    5For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

    6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • Lev 5:4
    74%

    4Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these [things] .

  • Prov 30:6
    73%

    6Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

  • Ps 50:19
    73%

    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • Eccl 7:21
    73%

    21Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;

  • Jer 25:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.

    7Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith Jehovah; that ye may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt.

  • Job 31:30
    72%

    30(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

  • Prov 30:32
    72%

    32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.

  • Ps 34:13
    72%

    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

  • Jas 5:12
    71%

    12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 30:10
    71%

    10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

  • Job 35:6
    71%

    6If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

  • Eph 4:26
    71%

    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  • Job 36:18
    71%

    18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

  • Job 11:14
    71%

    14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

  • Ps 37:8
    71%

    8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.

  • Deut 5:11
    70%

    11Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • Eccl 7:17
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    17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

  • Ps 6:1
    70%

    1[For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David]. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

  • Job 27:4
    70%

    4Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

  • Lev 6:3
    70%

    3or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these things that a man doeth, sinning therein;

  • Ps 39:1
    70%

    1[For the Chief Musician, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David]. I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

  • Lev 5:1
    70%

    1And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Prov 6:2
    70%

    2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

  • Prov 27:2
    70%

    2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

  • Deut 23:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

    23That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

  • Exod 20:7
    70%

    7Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • Prov 10:19
    70%

    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

  • Matt 5:33
    69%

    33Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth 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.

  • Prov 24:28
    69%

    28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

  • Matt 5:23
    69%

    23If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

  • Prov 21:23
    69%

    23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

  • Matt 5:36
    69%

    36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

  • Job 11:5
    69%

    5But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

  • Prov 4:24
    69%

    24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    69%

    22If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house;

  • Matt 12:36
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    36And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.