Ecclesiastes 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 5:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּבַהֵ֨ל
bâhal
H926
to terrify
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פִּ֜יךָ
peh
H6310
mouth
וְלִבְּךָ֧
lêb
H3820
heart
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יְמַהֵ֛ר
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
לְהוֹצִ֥יא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
דָבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְאַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֛ן
kên
H3651
thus
יִהְי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
דְבָרֶ֖יךָ
dâbâr
H1697
word
מְעַטִּֽים
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
few
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World English Bible Public Domain
Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
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King James Version Public Domain
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do not be hurried concerning your mouth, and do not let your heart hurry to bring forth a word to the face of God. For the God in heaven, but you on the earth; therefore, let your words be few.
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