Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

New King James Version

Fear God, Keep Your Vows

5 Walk ^(A)prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather ^(B)than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

²Do not be ^(C)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 ^(D)be few.
³For a dream comes through much activity,
And ^(E)a fool’s voice is known by his many words.

⁴^(F)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to ^(G)pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed—
⁵^(H)Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.

⁶Do not let your ^(I)mouth cause your flesh to sin, ^(J)nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your ^[a]excuse and destroy the work of your hands? ⁷For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But ^(K)fear God.

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit. voice

Jeremiah 1:11-19

New King James Version

¹¹Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”

And I said, “I see a ^[a]branch of an almond tree.”

¹²Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ^[b]ready to perform My word.”

¹³And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?”

And I said, “I see ^(A)a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.”

¹⁴Then the Lord said to me:

“Out of the ^(B)north calamity shall break forth
On all the inhabitants of the land.
¹⁵For behold, I am ^(C)calling
All the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord;
“They shall come and ^(D)each one set his throne
At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,
Against all its walls all around,
And against all the cities of Judah.
¹⁶I will utter My judgments
Against them concerning all their wickedness,
Because ^(E)they have forsaken Me,
Burned ^(F)incense to other gods,
And worshiped the works of their own ^(G)hands.

¹⁷“Therefore ^(H)prepare yourself and arise,
And speak to them all that I command you.
^(I)Do not be dismayed before their faces,
Lest I dismay you before them.
¹⁸For behold, I have made you this day
^(J)A fortified city and an iron pillar,
And bronze walls against the whole land—
Against the kings of Judah,
Against its princes,
Against its priests,
And against the people of the land.
¹⁹They will fight against you,
But they shall not prevail against you.
For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”