Ecclesiastes 5:1
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King James Version (modern wording)
Keep your foot when you go 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.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 (KJV)
American Standard 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.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 (ASV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 (BSB)
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What does Ecclesiastes 5:1 say?
Ecclesiastes 5:1 in modern King James wording reads: "Keep your foot when you go 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."
Where is Ecclesiastes 5:1 found in the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 5:1 is verse 1 of chapter 5 of the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes has 12 chapters.
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