Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
What does Ecclesiastes 5:6 mean?
When a person made engagements rashly, he suffered his mouth to cause his flesh to sin. The case supposes a man coming to the priest, and pretending that his vow was made rashly, and that it would be wrong to fulfil it.
Key themes
Suffering and trialsWisdomVanityTime
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Keep this verse inside Ecclesiastes 5:4-7 and alongside a few nearby related passages.