Ecclesiastes 5:6
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin,.... That is, himself, who is corrupt and depraved; either by making a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Suffer not thy mouth ... - i. e., Do not make rash vows which may hereafter be the cause of evasion and prevarication,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 5:4-8
Four things we are exhorted to in these verses: -
I. To be conscientious in paying our vows.
1. A vow is a bond upon…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin The "mouth" may refer either to the thoughtless utterance of the rash…
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