Ecclesiastes 5:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 Suffer not thy mouth to make thy [a]flesh to sin: neither say before the [b]Angel, that this is ignorance: wherefore shall God be angry by thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
6 For in the multitude of dreams, and vanities are also many words: but fear thou God.
7 If in a country thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the defrauding of judgment and justice, be not astonied at the matter: for he that is [c]higher than the highest, regardeth, and there be higher than they.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:5 Cause not thyself to sin by vowing rashly: as they do which make a vow to live unmarried, and such like.
- Ecclesiastes 5:5 That is, before God’s messenger, when he shall examine thy doing, as though thy ignorance should be a just excuse.
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 Meaning, that God will redress these things, and therefore we must depend upon him.
Ecclesiastes 5:5-7
New International Version
5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.(A) 6 Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? 7 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.(B)
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