Ecclesiastes 5:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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 thine hands?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the angel that it was an error; why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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 thine hands?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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 thine hands?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Vse not thy mouth to cause yi flesh for to synne, yt thou saye not before the angell: my foolishnesse is in ye faute. For the God wil be angrie at thy voyce, and destroye all ye workes of thine handes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (5:5) Suffer not thy mouth to make thy flesh to sinne: neither say before the Angel, that this is ignorance: wherefore shall God bee angry by thy voyce, and destroy the worke of thine hands?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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 thine hands?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it `is' an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • 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?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”

Referenced Verses

  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming,
  • Acts 7:30-35 : 30 After forty years had passed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the wilderness near Mount Sinai. 31 Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say, 32 'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look closely. 33 Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.' 34 'I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning. I have come down to rescue them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.' 35 This same Moses, whom they had rejected by saying, 'Who made you ruler and judge?'—this is the one God sent as ruler and deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  • 1 Cor 3:13-15 : 13 each one’s work will become evident, for the Day will make it clear because it will be revealed by fire. The fire will test the quality of each one’s work. 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss, but they will still be saved, though only as one escaping through flames.
  • 1 Cor 11:10 : 10 For this reason, a woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head because of the angels.
  • 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I solemnly charge you, in the presence of God, and of Christ Jesus, and of the chosen angels, to observe these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If anyone thinks he is religious but does not bridle his tongue, and deceives his heart, his religion is worthless.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to also control his whole body.
  • 2 John 1:8 : 8 Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 'The Angel who redeemed me from all harm, may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'
  • Lev 5:4-6 : 4 Or if someone makes a rash oath to do something evil or good, whatever they may rashly utter with an oath, and it is hidden from them, but they later realize it, they are guilty in one of these cases. 5 When someone realizes their guilt in one of these matters, they must confess the sin they have committed. 6 They shall bring their guilt offering to the LORD for the sin they have committed: a female sheep or goat from the flock as a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for them concerning their sin.
  • Lev 27:9-9 : 9 If it is an animal that can be offered as an offering to the LORD, whatever is given to the LORD shall be holy. 10 It must not be exchanged or substituted, whether good for bad or bad for good. If it is exchanged, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy.
  • Num 15:25 : 25 The priest shall make atonement for the whole community of the Israelites, and they will be forgiven because it was unintentional. They shall bring their offering, a fire offering to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord for their sin of ignorance.
  • Eccl 5:1-2 : 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. 2 Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words.
  • Hos 12:4-5 : 4 In the womb, he grasped his brother’s heel; and in his strength, he struggled with God. 5 He struggled with the angel and prevailed. He wept and pleaded for favor. He found Him at Bethel, and there He spoke with us.
  • Hag 1:9-9 : 9 You expected much, but it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew it away. Why?” declares the LORD of Hosts. “Because My house remains in ruins, while each of you is busy with your own house. 10 Therefore, because of you, the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. 11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and everything the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
  • Hag 2:14-17 : 14 Then Haggai responded and said, 'So it is with this people, and so it is with this nation before me—this is the declaration of the LORD. So is every work of their hands, and whatever they offer there is defiled.' 15 Now think carefully from this day forward: Before a single stone was laid on another in the temple of the LORD— 16 from that time, when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, only ten were there; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, only twenty were there. 17 I struck you—all the work of your hands— with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to me—this is the declaration of the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1Do 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.

    2Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words.

  • Eccl 5:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.

    5Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?

  • Job 15:13
    75%

    13That you turn your spirit against God and let words escape from your mouth?

  • Eccl 5:7
    75%

    7If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights being denied, do not be surprised at such matters. For one official is watched by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

  • Job 15:4-6
    3 verses
    74%

    4But you are tearing down reverence and diminishing devotion to God.

    5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your lips testify against you.

  • Lev 5:4
    74%

    4Or if someone makes a rash oath to do something evil or good, whatever they may rashly utter with an oath, and it is hidden from them, but they later realize it, they are guilty in one of these cases.

  • Prov 30:6
    73%

    6Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

  • Ps 50:19
    73%

    19You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

  • Eccl 7:21
    73%

    21Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

  • Jer 25:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'

    7But you have not listened to me, declares the LORD, and you have provoked me to anger with the works of your hands, to your own harm.

  • Job 31:30
    72%

    30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life—

  • Prov 30:32
    72%

    32If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have devised evil, put your hand over your mouth.

  • Ps 34:13
    72%

    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Jas 5:12
    71%

    12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Prov 30:10
    71%

    10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will be found guilty.

  • Job 35:6
    71%

    6If you sin, what do you accomplish against God? Even if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?

  • Eph 4:26
    71%

    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

  • Job 36:18
    71%

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Job 11:14
    71%

    14if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tent,

  • Ps 37:8
    71%

    8Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Deut 5:11
    70%

    11You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who takes His name in vain.

  • Eccl 7:17
    70%

    17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?

  • Ps 6:1
    70%

    1For the director, with stringed instruments, on the eighth. A psalm of David.

  • Job 27:4
    70%

    4my lips will not utter injustice, and my tongue will not speak deceit.

  • Lev 6:3
    70%

    3The priest shall put on his linen garment and wear linen undergarments on his body. He shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar.

  • Ps 39:1
    70%

    1For the director of music, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.

  • Lev 5:1
    70%

    1If someone sins by hearing an oath and is a witness, whether they have seen it or know it, yet they do not report it, they will bear their guilt.

  • Prov 6:2
    70%

    2you have been trapped by the words of your mouth, caught by the words of your mouth.

  • Prov 27:2
    70%

    2Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9Lest you give your vigor to others, and your years to someone cruel;

  • Deut 23:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22When you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not delay to fulfill it, for the LORD your God will surely demand it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

    23But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.

  • Exod 20:7
    70%

    7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

  • Prov 10:19
    70%

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Matt 5:33
    69%

    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'

  • Prov 24:28
    69%

    28Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.

  • Matt 5:23
    69%

    23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

  • Prov 21:23
    69%

    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Matt 5:36
    69%

    36And do not swear by your head, because you cannot make even one hair white or black.

  • Job 11:5
    69%

    5But oh, that God would speak and open His lips against you,

  • Prov 4:24
    69%

    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    69%

    22If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house,

  • Matt 12:36
    69%

    36I tell you, on the Day of Judgment, people will give an account for every idle word they speak.