Ecclesiastes 5:1

“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 (KJV)

Other Translations of Ecclesiastes 5:1

Kepe thy foote when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to heare, then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they consider not that they doe euill.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Ecclesiastes chapter 5

Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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.
- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Douay Rheims 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.
- Webster's Bible

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.
- World English Bible

Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.
- Youngs Literal Bible

(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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Richard Glyn's comment on 2014-03-30 20:29:53:

'Watch your step when you enter the temple of God, meaning any and everywhere. Be more ready to LISTEN than to make the token sham of the thoughtless, for they have not yet realised their sham and thoughtlessness is more akin to wickedness than to holiness. '

BSP's comment on 2013-12-30 10:10:29:

This verse shows that it is important to watch our conduct when we are in the house of God. We want to show the utmost respect when we meet together in our places of worship. It is not enough just to go to church, but also to act in a proper way when we are there.

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