Ecclesiastes 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 5:6 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
תִּתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פִּ֨יךָ֙
peh
H6310
mouth
לַחֲטִ֣יא
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָ
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֹּאמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
שְׁגָגָ֖ה
shᵉgâgâh
H7684
sin
הִ֑יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לָ֣מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יִקְצֹ֤ף
qâtsaph
H7107
to be angry
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
קוֹלֶ֔ךָ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וְחִבֵּ֖ל
châbal
H2254
to bind
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
יָדֶֽיךָ
yâd
H3027
hand
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do not give your mouth to cause your flesh to sin, and do not say to the face of the messenger that it an unintentional sin. Why should God be angry concerning your voice and destroy the deed of your hands?
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