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Ecclesiastes 5:1-3

1 Stand in Awe of God
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

2 Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.

3 As a dream comes when there are many cares,
so the speech of a fool when there are many words.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 5:1-3

1 Samuel 15:22 - But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obey... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:22 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:22

Proverbs 21:27 - The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent! Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:27 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:27

Genesis 28:17 - He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; t... Click to read the verse Genesis 28:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 28:17

Hebrews 12:28-29 - Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so w... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:28-29 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:28-29

Psalms 89:7 - In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround... Click to read the verse Psalms 89:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 89:7

Proverbs 15:8 - The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him. Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:8

Joshua 5:15 - The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are s... Click to read the verse Joshua 5:15 Click to read the verse Joshua 5:15

Exodus 3:5 - “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standin... Click to read the verse Exodus 3:5 Click to read the verse Exodus 3:5

Genesis 35:2 - So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you h... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:2

Leviticus 10:3 - Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said: “‘Among those who appro... Click to read the verse Leviticus 10:3 Click to read the verse Leviticus 10:3

1 Peter 2:1-2 - Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every k... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:1-2 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:1-2

Exodus 19:21 - and the Lord said to him, “Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through t... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:21

Genesis 28:16-17 - When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not a... Click to read the verse Genesis 28:16-17 Click to read the verse Genesis 28:16-17

Acts 7:33 - “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals; the place where you are standing is holy gr... Click to read the verse Acts 7:33 Click to read the verse Acts 7:33

Leviticus 19:30 - “‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:30 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:30

Exodus 20:26 - And do not go up to my altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’ Click to read the verse Exodus 20:26 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:26

Hebrews 10:26 - If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrif... Click to read the verse Hebrews 10:26 Click to read the verse Hebrews 10:26

2 Chronicles 26:16 - But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 26:16 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 26:16

Isaiah 66:3 - But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a man, and whoever offers a lamb, like one ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:3

Acts 17:11 - Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the mess... Click to read the verse Acts 17:11 Click to read the verse Acts 17:11

Leviticus 14:25 - He shall slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering and take some of its blood and put it on the... Click to read the verse Leviticus 14:25 Click to read the verse Leviticus 14:25

James 1:19 - Listening and Doing My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, sl... Click to read the verse James 1:19 Click to read the verse James 1:19

Hosea 6:6 - For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Click to read the verse Hosea 6:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 6:6

Acts 10:33 - So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the prese... Click to read the verse Acts 10:33 Click to read the verse Acts 10:33

Hosea 6:6-7 - For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Click to read the verse Hosea 6:6-7 Click to read the verse Hosea 6:6-7

1 Samuel 15:21-22 - The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in or... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:21-22 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:21-22

1 Samuel 13:12-13 - I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 13:12-13 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 13:12-13

Jeremiah 7:21-23 - “‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:21-23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:21-23

Psalms 50:8-18 - I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me. Click to read the verse Psalms 50:8-18 Click to read the verse Psalms 50:8-18

Malachi 1:10-11 - “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on ... Click to read the verse Malachi 1:10-11 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:10-11

Genesis 4:3-5 - In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. Click to read the verse Genesis 4:3-5 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:3-5

1 Corinthians 11:22 - Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate tho... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:22 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:22

Isaiah 1:12-20 - When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:12-20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:12-20

Isaiah 1:12 - When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:12