Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:6

⁶Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger^a that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Footnotes

a 5:6 Or angel

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let	תִּתֵּ֤ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
your mouth	פִּ֙יךָ֙	pî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
your flesh	בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָ	bə·śā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
to sin	לַחֲטִ֣יא	la·ḥă·ṭî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss
and do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
tell	תֹּאמַר֙	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the messenger	הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
was a mistake	שְׁגָגָ֖ה	šə·ḡā·ḡāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7684 sin of error, inadvertence
Why	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
be angry	יִקְצֹ֤ף	yiq·ṣōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7107 be wroth
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your words	קוֹלֶ֔ךָ	qō·w·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
and destroy	וְחִבֵּ֖ל	wə·ḥib·bêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2254 bind, pledge
the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of your hands	יָדֶֽיךָ׃	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand

Cross-references

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James 1:26 · 2 John 1:8 · James 3:2 · Ecclesiastes 5:1–2 · Malachi 2:7 · Leviticus 5:4–6 · Genesis 48:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.