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NASB | Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be hasty with your mouth [speaking careless words or vows] or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few. |
Bible Question:
Eccl 5:2 Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few. (NASB) Has anyone ever pondered on this verse? It seems in Ecclesiates a "teacher" who is talking to a disciple on the realities of the world. This bit of advice may be what the teacher is telling the disciple to do. We are all disciples of our Lord and I regard this advice as counsel to all of us. Does this come across to instruct us to be aware of His holiness and to wise with our petitions, not using redundancy (Matt.6:7), or just not to be too wordy as we are warned in Proverbs 10:19 ("when there are many words, transgression is unadvoidable"). Can anyone contribute to this dialog? In His Name, PJC |
Bible Answer: Hi PJC, The Bible has much to say about being quick to listen and slow to speak, as we are instructed in James 1:19. My favorite example is by our Lord Jesus, Himself. When the scribes and Pharisees brought an adulteress woman to Jesus -not for judgement by Him, it is supposed, but as a means to catch Him in a trap and supply an opportunity for a quarrel. Yet our Lord skillfully sidestepped the snare by turning the condemnation of the accused back upon the accusers. Here is the passage in the KJV. Jhn 8:2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. Jhn 8:3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, Jhn 8:4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Jhn 8:5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? Jhn 8:6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with [his] finger wrote on the ground, [as though he heard them not]. Jhn 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Jhn 8:8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. Christ teaches us here to be in no hurry to speak out about difficult questions, and carefully weigh our answers before we offer them as our best. Whenever we are provoked, we are to pause and consider before we reply; The heart of the wise studies to answer, Thinking twice before speaking once. Yours in Christ, Tim |
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