Ecclesiastes 5:2

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Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
World English Bible (WEB)
Be not rash{H926}{(H8762)} with thy mouth{H6310}, and let not thine heart{H3820} be hasty{H4116}{(H8762)} to utter{H3318}{(H8687)} any thing{H1697} before{H6440} God{H430}: for God{H430} is in heaven{H8064}, and thou upon earth{H776}: therefore let thy words{H1697} be few{H4592}.
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Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.
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