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Ecclesiastes 5:1

PrayerObedienceHumilityFellowship and the church
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.

2 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.

3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.
ASV
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
DARBY
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
BLB
Guard your feet when you walk to the house of God; and drawing near to listen [is] above giving the sacrifice of fools, for there are none of them knowing they do evil.
ÅB
Vokt din fot når du går til Guds hus! Å komme dit for å høre er bedre enn når dårene bærer fram offer; for de vet ikke at de gjør ondt.
[^1]: som Josef; 1MO 41, 41 fg.
[^2]: kongens.
OTB
Vær forsiktig når du går inn i Guds hus, og nærm deg for å lytte heller enn å gi dårers offer, som ikke vet at de gjør galt.
B1930
Vokt din fot når du går til Guds hus! Å komme dit for å høre er bedre enn når dårene bærer frem offer; for de vet ikke at de gjør ondt.

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