Berean Standard Bible
“Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.”
After reflecting on oppression, rivalry and loneliness in chapter 4, the Teacher turns to worship. In the Hebrew Bible this verse is numbered 4:17, but English and Spanish Bibles begin chapter 5 here.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
World English Bible (WEB)
Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.
King James Version (KJV)
Keep thy foot when thou goest 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
CUANDO fueres á la casa de Dios, guarda tu pie; y acércate más para oir que para dar el sacrificio de los necios: porque no saben que hacen mal.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cuando entres en la casa de Dios, ten abiertos los oídos y cerrada la boca. No seas como el necio que ni siquiera reconoce que es pecado hacerle a Dios promesas temerarias,
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