Ecclesiastes 5:2

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Bible in Basic English ☆

Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth — so let not the number of your words be great.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words.

Darby Translation ☆

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Dreams follow many cares: and in many words shall be found folly.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

For as a dreame commeth by the multitude of businesse: so the voyce of a foole is in the multitude of wordes.

Noyes Bible ☆

Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be swift to utter any thing before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth. Therefore let thy words be few.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

(5:1) Suffer not thy mouth to be rash, and let thy heart not be hasty to utter any word before God; for God is in the heavens, and thou art upon the earth: therefore let thy words be few.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

(5-1) Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

King James Version ☆

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Webster Bible ☆

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Revised Version ☆

Be not rash with thy month, 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.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; And a fool’s voice is with a multitude of words.

World English Bible ☆

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.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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.

World English Bible Classic ☆

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.

World English Bible Updated ☆

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.

World Messianic Bible ☆

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.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

As by a multitude of cares cometh a chalom, so by a multitude of devarim cometh the kol kesil (the voice of the fool).

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

لَا تَسْتَعْجِلْ فَمَكَ وَلَا يُسْرِعْ قَلْبُكَ إِلَى نُطْقِ كَلَامٍ قُدَّامَ ٱللهِ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَلِذَلِكَ لِتَكُنْ كَلِمَاتُكَ قَلِيلَةً.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သင်၏နှုတ်သည် သတိမလစ်စေနှင့်။ ဘုရား သခင့်ရှေ့တော်၌ စကားပြောခြင်းငှါ၊ သင်၏စိတ်နှလုံး မလျင်မမြန်စေနှင့်။ ဘုရားသခင်သည် ကောင်းကင်ဘုံ၌ ရှိတော်မူ၏။ သင်သည် မြေကြီးပေါ်မှာရှိ၏။ ထိုကြောင့် သင်၏စကားမများစေနှင့်။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

သင် ၏နှုတ် သည် သတိ မ လစ်စေနှင့်။ ဘုရား သခင့်ရှေ့ တော်၌ စကား ပြောခြင်းငှါ ၊ သင် ၏စိတ် နှလုံးမ လျင် မမြန်စေနှင့်။ ဘုရား သခင်သည် ကောင်းကင် ဘုံ၌ ရှိတော်မူ၏။ သင် သည် မြေကြီး ပေါ် မှာရှိ၏။ ထိုကြောင့် သင် ၏စကား မ များစေ နှင့်။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Na pakha to rangsak hmah, Sithaw hmaa ah lokthuih hanah, na poekhaih rangsak hmah; Sithaw loe van ah oh moe, nang loe long ah na oh; to pongah na lok to tamsisak ah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Pathen mikhmuh ah ol aka thak la na ka te let sak boel lamtah na lungbuei loe boel saeh. Pathen tah vaan ah om tih nang tah diklai ah ni na om. Te dongah na ol yol saeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Pathen mikhmuh ah ol aka thak la na ka te let sak boel lamtah na lungbuei loe boel saeh. Pathen tah vaan ah om tih nang tah diklai ah ni na om. Te dongah na ol yol saeh.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

你在 神面前不可冒失开口，也不可心急发言；因为 神在天上，你在地下，所以你的言语要寡少。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

你在上帝面前不可冒失開口，也不可心急發言；因為上帝在天上，你在地下，所以你的言語要寡少。

World Chinese Bible ☆

不要用口冒失发言，也不要让你的心在上帝面前急于说什么；因为上帝在天上，你在地上。所以，你的话要少。

Croatian Bible ☆

San dolazi od mnogih briga, a lud govor od mnoštva riječi.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Nebývej rychlý k mluvení, ani srdce tvé kvapné k vynášení slova před oblíčejem Božím, poněvadž Bůh jest na nebi, a ty na zemi; protož nechť jsou slova tvá nemnohá.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Thi meget Slid giver Drømme, og mange Ord giver Dåretale.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

(5:1) Wees niet te snel met uw mond, en uw hart haaste niet een woord voort te brengen voor Gods aangezicht; want God is in den hemel, en gij zijt op de aarde; daarom laat uw woorden weinig zijn.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Wees niet gauw met uw mond, En laat uw hart geen overijlde woorden uiten voor God; Want God is in de hemel, gij hier op aarde. Wees dus spaarzaam met uw woorden;

Esperanto Bible ☆

Ne rapidu kun via buŝo, kaj via koro ne rapidu elparoli vorton antaŭ Dio, ĉar Dio estas en la ĉielo, kaj vi estas sur la tero; tial malmultaj estu viaj vortoj.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Car le songe vient de beaucoup d’occupations, et la voix du sot de beaucoup de paroles.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Ne te presse pas d'ouvrir la bouche, et que ton cœur ne se hâte point de prononcer quelque parole devant Dieu; car Dieu est aux cieux, et toi sur la terre; c'est pourquoi, use de peu de paroles.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Car, si les songes naissent de la multitude des occupations, la voix de l’insensé se fait entendre dans la multitude des paroles.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Ne sois pas prompt à parler, et que ton cœur ne se précipite pas pour prononcer quoi que ce soit devant Dieu ; car Dieu est au ciel, et toi sur la terre. Que tes paroles soient donc peu nombreuses.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Sei nicht vorschnell mit deinem Munde, und dein Herz eile nicht, ein Wort vor Gott hervorzubringen; denn Gott ist im Himmel, und du bist auf der Erde: darum seien deiner Worte wenige.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Sei nicht schnell mit deinem Munde und laß dein Herz nicht eilen, was zu reden vor Gott; denn Gott ist im Himmel, und du auf Erden; darum laß deiner Worte wenig sein.

German Textbibel ☆

Denn Träume kommen, wo viel Sorge ist, und thörichtes Gerede, wo viel Worte sind.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

(05-1) Übereile dich nicht mit deinem Mund, und laß dein Herz keine unbesonnenen Worte vor Gott aussprechen; denn Gott ist im Himmel, und du bist auf der Erde; darum sollst du nicht viele Worte machen!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ὅτι παραγίνεται ἐνύπνιον ἐν πλήθει πειρασμοῦ καὶ φωνὴ ἄφρονος ἐν πλήθει λόγων.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ὅτι παραγίνεται ἐνύπνιον ἐν πλήθει πειρασμοῦ, καὶ φωνὴ ἄφρονος ἐν πλήθει λόγων.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Fè tèt ou travay anvan ou louvri bouch ou pale. Pa prese fè ankenn pwomès bay Bondye. Bondye, se nan syèl li ye, ou menm ou sou latè. Pa di plis pase sa ou dwe di a.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Mai olelo wawe kou waha, aole hoi e wikiwiki kou naau e hoopuka aku i kekahi mea imua o ke Akua; no ka mea, aia ke Akua ma ka lani, aka, eia no oe ma ka honua nei, no ia mea, e hoouuku i kau mau olelo.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲלֹ֖ום בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְקֹ֥ול כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

אל תבהל על פיך ולבך אל ימהר להוציא דבר לפני האלהים כי האלהים בשמים ואתה על הארץ על כן יהיו דבריך מעטים׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Non esser precipitoso nel tuo parlare, e il tuo cuore non si affretti a proferire alcuna parola nel cospetto di Dio; perciocchè Iddio, è nel cielo, e tu sei in terra; però sieno le tue parole poche ;

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Non esser precipitoso nel parlare, e il tuo cuore non s’affretti a proferir verbo davanti a Dio; perché Dio è in cielo e tu sei sulla terra; le tue parole sian dunque poche;

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

口を軽々しく開いてはならない。神の前で何かを口にしようと、心を急がせてはならない。神は天におられ、あなたは地にいる。それゆえ、言葉を少なくせよ。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

너는 하나님 앞에서 함부로 입을 열지 말며 급한 마음으로 말을 내지 말라 하나님은 하늘에 계시고 너는 땅에 있음이니라 그런즉 마땅히 말을 적게 할 것이라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Nunkala in wo meet liki kom kaskas, ac nimet oru kutena wulela ingunyar nu sin God. El muta inkusrao ac kom muta fin faclu, ouinge nik kom fahk kas pus liki ma fal kom in fahk.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Multas curas sequuntur somnia, et in multis sermonibus invenietur stultitia.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

با دهان خود تعجیل منما و دلت برای گفتن سخنی به حضور خدا نشتابد زیرا خدا در آسمان است و تو بر زمین هستی پس سخنانت کم باشد.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Não seja precipitado com a sua boca, e não deixe o seu coração se apressar em proferir qualquer coisa diante de Deus; pois Deus está nos céus, e você na terra. Portanto, que as suas palavras sejam poucas.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Não te precipites com tua boca, nem te apresses com teu coração, a pronunciar palavra alguma perante a face de Deus; porque Deus está nos céus, e tu estás na terra; por isso, que tuas palavras sejam poucas.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Nu fi pripit cu gura ta și nu îți lăsa inima să se grăbească să rostească vreun lucru înaintea lui Dumnezeu, pentru că Dumnezeu este în cer și tu pe pământ; de aceea cuvintele tale să fie puține.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ну те грэби сэ дескизь гура ши сэ ну-ць ростяскэ инима кувинте припите ынаинтя луй Думнезеу, кэч Думнезеу есте ын чер, ши ту, пе пэмынт; де ачея сэ ну спуй ворбе мулте.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Ибо, как сновидения бывают при множестве забот, так голос глупого познается при множестве слов.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Nemoj nagliti ustima svojim, i srce tvoje da ne bude brzo izgovoriti šta pred Bogom, jer je Bog na nebu, a ti si na zemlji, zato neka bude malo reči tvojih.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Немој наглити устима својим, и срце твоје да не буде брзо изговорити шта пред Богом, јер је Бог на небу, а ти си на земљи, зато нека буде мало речи твојих.

Mashi Bible ☆

Emanja nyinji zo zilêrha ebilôrho n’ebinwa binji bilêrhe okuderha nka musirhe.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

No te des priesa con tu boca, ni tu corazón se apresure á proferir palabra delante de Dios; porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra: por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

Spanish BLL ☆

No te precipites a hablar, ni dejes que tu corazón se apresure a prometer nada delante de Dios. Recuerda que Dios está en el cielo y tú estás en la tierra; por lo tanto, habla poco.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

No te dejes llevar de tu boca, ni tu corazón se apresure a proferir palabra alguna delante de Dios; porque Dios está en el cielo, y tú sobre la tierra; por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

No seas imprudente con tu boca, y no te apresures a que tu corazón diga nada delante de Dios, porque Dios está en el cielo y tú estás en la tierra; por lo tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

No te apresures con tu boca. Ni se apremie tu corazón a expresar palabra ante ʼElohim, Porque ʼElohim está en el cielo y tú en la tierra. Por tanto, sean pocas tus palabras.

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻOua naʻa ke ʻohonoa ʻaki ho ngutu, pea ʻoua naʻa vave ho loto ke fakahā ha meʻa ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua: he ʻoku ʻi he langi ʻae ʻOtua, ka ʻoku ke ʻi māmani ko ē: ko ia ke siʻi ai hoʻo lea.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Бо як сни снуються тодї, як багацько клопотів, так і мова дурного виявлює себе многостю слів.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Бо як сни снуються тодї, як багацько клопотів, так і мова дурного виявлює себе многостю слів.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Chớ vội mở miệng ra, và lòng ngươi chớ lật đật nói lời trước mặt Đức Chúa Trời; vì Đức Chúa Trời ở trên trời, còn ngươi ở dưới đất. Vậy nên ngươi khá ít lời.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים׃