Ecclesiastes 5:1
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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.Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
In other translations
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.Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Hebrew words
שְׁמֹרshemorguardH8104רַגְלְךָragleikhafoot yourH7272כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asher<just> whenH834תֵּלֵךְtelekhyou will goH1980אֶל־'el-toH413בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430וְקָרוֹבvekarovand draw nearH7126לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa'to listenH8085מִתֵּתmitetmore than givingH5414הַכְּסִילִיםhakesilimthe foolsH3684זָבַחzavacha sacrificeH2077כִּי־ki-forH3588אֵינָם'einamnot theyH369יוֹדְעִיםyod'im[are] knowingH3045לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213רָע׃ra'evilH7451
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Hebrews 12:28-2928 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire.28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. 29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- 1 Peter 2:1-21 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- Isaiah 1:12-2012 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.12 When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you— this trampling of My courts? 13 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. 14 I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. 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 covered with blood.
- Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
- Joshua 5:15And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.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.
- Exodus 3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:22What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
- Psalm 89:7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
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