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Ecclesiastes 5:1

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.

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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.

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorguardH8104 →
רַגְלְךָ֗rag.lei.khafoot yourH7272 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sher<just> whenH834 →
תֵּלֵךְ֙te.leKhyou will goH1980 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וְקָר֣וֹבve.ka.Rovand draw nearH7126 →
לִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'to listenH8085 →
מִתֵּ֥תmi.Tetmore than givingH5414 →
הַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.Limthe foolsH3684 →
זָ֑בַחZa.vacha sacrificeH2077 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֵינָ֥ם'ei.Namnot theyH369 →
יוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'Im[are] knowingH3045 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213 →
רָֽע׃Ra'evilH7451 →

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1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,Hebrews 12:28–29Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.Isaiah 1:12–20When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?1 Peter 2:1–2Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Exodus 3:5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”Joshua 5:15The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!Genesis 28:17And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.Psalms 50:8–18I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.1 Corinthians 11:22Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.Exodus 20:26And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’1 Samuel 13:12–13I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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