Ecclesiastes 5:1

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Sithaw imthung ah na caeh naah na khok tangkan to acoe ah; amsoem ai hmuen a sak o tiah panoek ai kamthunawk ih angbawnhaih to sak pae pongah loe, lok tahngaih hanah azom ah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Pathen im la na caeh vaengkah bangla na kho neh na khokan te ngaithuen. Te dongah hnatun hamla n'tawn uh he aka ang kah hmueih nawn lakah then. Amih loh boethae a saii te khaw ming uh pawh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Pathen im la na caeh vaengkah bangla na kho neh na khokan te ngaithuen. Te dongah hnatun hamla n'tawn uh he aka ang kah hmueih nawn lakah then. Amih loh boethae a saii te khaw ming uh pawh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

E MALAMA oe i kou wawae i kou hele ana i ka hale o ke Akua, e hoolohe koke, aole hoi oe e haawi i ka mohai a ka poe naaupo, no ka mea, aole lakou i manao pono, ua hana hewa lakou.

English Berean Standard Bible

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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Gade byen ki jan w'ap mete pye ou lakay Bondye a. Pito ou ale la pou ou ka aprann kichòy pase pou ou al ofri bèt pou touye pou Bondye tankou moun san konprann sa yo ki pa konn sa ki byen ak sa ki mal.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Ne temere quid loquaris, neque cor tuum sit velox ad proferendum sermonem coram Deo. Deus enim in cælo, et tu super terram; idcirco sint pauci sermones tui.

Bible in Basic English

Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ne te presse point de ta bouche, et que ton cœur ne se hâte point de proférer une parole devant Dieu ; car Dieu est dans les cieux, et toi sur la terre : c’est pourquoi, que tes paroles soient peu nombreuses.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Ostříhej nohy své, když jdeš do domu Božího, a buď hotovější k slyšení nežli k dávání obětí bláznů; nebo oni neznají toho, že zle činí.

Kosraean Bible

Karinganang fahsr lom nu in Tempul uh. Wo kom in som nu we in eis mwe lutlut, liki in orek kisa oana mwet lalfon su tia etu inmasrlon ma pwaye ac ma sutuu.

World Portuguese Bible

Guarde os seus passos quando você for à casa de Deus; pois aproximar-se para ouvir é melhor do que oferecer o sacrifício dos tolos, pois eles não sabem que fazem o mal.

Romanian BTF Bible

Păzește-ți piciorul când mergi în casa lui Dumnezeu și pregătește-te mai bine să asculți decât să aduci sacrificiul proștilor, pentru că ei nu iau în considerare că fac rău.

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဘုရားသခင့်အိမ်တော်သို့ သွားသောအခါ၊ သင့်ခြေတို့ကို စောင့်လော့။ လူမိုက်ပြုသော ယဇ်ပူဇော် ခြင်းအမှုထက်၊ တရားနာခြင်းအမှုကိုသာ၍ ကြိုးစား လော့။ လူမိုက်တို့သည် ကိုယ်အပြစ် ကိုမဆင်ခြင်တတ် ကြ။

Darby Translation

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Bewahre deinen Fuß, wenn du zum Hause Gottes gehst; und nahen, um zu hören, ist besser, als wenn die Toren Schlachtopfer geben: denn sie haben keine Erkenntnis, so daß sie Böses tun. -

Dutch Bible 1917

(4:17) Bewaar uw voet, als gij tot het huis Gods ingaat, en zijt liever nabij om te horen, dan om der zotten slachtoffer te geven; want zij weten niet, dat zij kwaad doen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Let op uw wandel, Als ge opgaat naar Gods huis. Want wie daarheen gaat, om te luisteren, Doet beter dan de dwazen, die wel offeren, Maar niet weten, wanneer zij kwaad doen.

Italian Diodati Bible

GUARDA il tuo piè, quando tu andrai nella Casa di Dio ; ed appressati per ascoltare, anzi che per dar quello che dànno gli stolti, cioè, sacrificio ; perciocchè essi, facendo male, non però se ne avveggono.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Speak not any thing rashly, 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Be not rash with thy mouth, nor let thine heart be hastie to vtter a thing before God: for God is in the heauens, and thou art on the earth: therefore let thy wordes be fewe.

Noyes Bible

Look well to thy feet, when thou goest to the house of God, and draw nigh to hear, rather than to offer sacrifice as fools. For they consider not that they do evil.

Danish Bible 1931

Lad ikke din Mund løbe eller dit Hjerte haste med at udtale et Ord for Guds Åsyn; thi Gud er i Himmelen og du på Jorden, derfor skal dine Ord være få.

Leeser Tanakh

(4:17) Watch thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be near to hearken [to his will], more than to give the sacrifice of fools; for they consider not that they do evil [to themselves].

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(4-17) Guard thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be ready to hearken: it is better than when fools give sacrifices; for they know not that they do evil.

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Khi người vào nhà Đức Chúa Trời, hãy giữ chừng chân mình. Thà lại gần mà nghe, hơn là dâng của tế lễ kẻ ngu muội; vì nó không hiểu biết mình làm ác.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Tauhi ho vaʻe ʻoka ke ka ʻalu ki he fale ʻoe ʻOtua, pea lahi hake hoʻo fiefanongo ʻi hoʻo fai ʻae feilaulau ʻae vale: he ʻoku ʻikai te nau tokanga ki he kovi ʻoku nau fai.

French Ostervald Bible

Quand tu entreras dans la maison de Dieu, prends garde à ton pied, et approche-toi pour écouter, plutôt que pour offrir le sacrifice des insensés; car ils ne savent pas le mal qu'ils font.

Esperanto Bible

Gardu vian piedon, kiam vi iros en la domon de Dio, kaj estu preta pli por aŭskultado, ol por oferdonado de malsaĝuloj; ĉar ili ne scias, ke ili agas malbone.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ne te presse pas d’ouvrir la bouche, et que ton cœur ne se hâte pas d’exprimer une parole devant Dieu; car Dieu est au ciel, et toi sur la terre: que tes paroles soient donc peu nombreuses.

German Luther Bible 1912

[4:17] Bewahre deinen Fuß, wenn du zum Hause Gottes gehst, und komme, daß du hörst. Das ist besser als der Narren Opfer; denn sie wissen nicht, was sie Böses tun.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Be not hasty with your mouth, and let not your heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and you upon earth: therefore let your words be few.

British English Septuagint 2012

Be not hasty with your mouth, and let not your heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and you upon earth: therefore let your words be few.

Majority Standard BIble

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.

Webster Bible

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.

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Bada ai tuoi passi quando vai alla casa di Dio, e appressati per ascoltare, anziché per offrire il sacrifizio degli stolti, i quali non sanno neppure che fanno male.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Prends garde à tes pas lorsque tu vas à la maison de Dieu ; car s'approcher pour écouter vaut mieux que d'offrir le sacrifice des insensés, qui ne savent même pas qu'ils font le mal.

Reina Valera 1909

CUANDO fueres á la casa de Dios, guarda tu pie; y acércate más para oir que para dar el sacrificio de los necios: porque no saben que hacen mal.

Spanish BLL

Cuida tus pasos cuando vayas a la casa de Dios. Es mejor acercarse a escuchar que ofrecer sacrificios como los necios, que ni siquiera se dan cuenta de que hacen mal.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Guarda tu pie cuando fueres a la casa de Dios; porque acercarse para oír es mejor que ofrecer el sacrificio de los necios, los cuales no saben que hacen mal.

Croatian Bible

Ne nagli ustima svojim i ne žuri se s riječima pred Bogom, jer je Bog na nebu, a ti si na zemlji; zato štedi svoje riječi.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Čuvaj nogu svoju kad ideš u dom Božji, i pristupi da slušaš; to je bolje nego što bezumni daju žrtve, jer ne znaju da zlo čine.

German Textbibel

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Be not hasty with thy mouth, And let not thy heart be swift To utter anything before God; For God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: Therefore let thy words be few.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אַל־תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל־פִּ֜יךָ וְלִבְּךָ֧ אַל־יְמַהֵ֛ר לְהוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ עַֽל־כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖יךָ מְעַטִּֽים׃