Ecclesiastes 5:2 Discussion

[JCFantasy23]

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. <-----> Ecclesiastes 5:2


I'm wondering on the meaning behind this. The context of the passage says also this:


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.
2 Be not rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and you on earth: therefore let your words be few. 3 For a dream comes through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

Because of the context I was wondering if it meant only within Church walls, but I don't believe so. The reason for my confusion is I thought we were to talk to God of everything, every fear and worry, as we would to a friend or a parent. The "let your words be few" part bugs me a bit. Wondering thoughts about this passage?

I get the follow-up of the section with vows, as I have learned that the hard way:

When you vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay that which you have vowed. 5 Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not your mouth to cause your flesh to sin; neither say you before the angel, that it was an error: why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God.

 

[TimRout]

"Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few." [NASB]

God is God and I am not. This is the thought Solomon wants to share with his reader.

The foolish man elevates himself far above his rightful state, while demoting God to little more than a cosmic bellhop beholden to human judgment.

The righteous man, on the other hand, is ever mindful of God's holy splendor and supreme magnificence. Verse 2 rests on the back of verse 1 and speaks of the worshiper entering the house of God. One might paraphrase verse 2 something like: When you enter God's house, keep your mouth shut and listen. He is God and you are not, so watch your mouth.

Hope this helps.

 

[JCFantasy23]

Thanks, that does clear it up and makes more sense from what I've previously thought.