伝道者の書 5:1-3 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:3

The first clause illustrates the second, the mark of comparison being simply the copula, mere juxtaposition being deemed sufficient to denote the similitude, as in Ecclesiastes 7:1 ; Proverbs 17:3 ; Proverbs 27:21 . For a dream cometh through ( in consequence of ) the multitude of business. The verse is meant to confirm the injunction against vain babbling in prayer. Cares and anxieties in business or other matters occasion disturbed sleep, murder the dreamless repose of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:1

Keep thy foot - i. e., Give thy mind to what thou art going to do.The house of God - It has been said that here an ordinary devout Hebrew writer might have been expected to call it “the house of Yahweh;” but to those who accept this book as the work of Solomon after his fall into idolatry, it will appear a natural sign of the writer’s self-humiliation, an acknowledgment of his unworthiness of the privileges of a son of the covenant, that he avoids the name of the Lord of the covenant (see... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 5:1

Ecclesiastes 5:1. Keep thy foot Thy thoughts and affections, by which men go to God, and walk with him. See that your hearts be upright before him, devoted to him, and furnished with those graces essential to the true worship of him, especially with reverence, humility, resignation, meekness, faith, and love. It is a metaphor taken from a person’s walking in a very slippery path, in which more than ordinary care is requisite to keep him from falling: when thou goest to the house of God ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 5:2

Ecclesiastes 5:2. Be not rash with thy mouth Speak not without due consideration; and let not thy heart be hasty Do not give way to every sudden motion of thy heart, nor suffer it to break out of thy lips till thou hast well weighed it. We must think, and think twice, before we speak, when we are to speak, either from God in preaching, or to God in prayer, or in solemn vows and promises made in his presence; which were very much in use in those times, and of which he speaks in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 5:3

Ecclesiastes 5:3. For a dream cometh, &c. When men’s minds are distracted and oppressed with too much business in the day, they are frequently disturbed with confused and perplexed dreams in the night. And as such dreams proceed from, and are the evidence of, a hurry of business filling the head, so many and hasty words flow from, and are a proof of, folly reigning in the heart. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

5:1-10:20 MAKE THE MOST OF LIFE’S FRUSTRATIONSAdvice about religion (5:1-7)Among the many affairs of everyday life that the writer deals with is the matter of religious practices. First he warns that the offering of sacrifices is useless if the worshippers have no desire to listen to God’s word or obey it (5:1). Those thinking of making vows must consider their vows carefully before telling them to God. Too many words may lead to foolish vows, just as too much work can produce bad dreams... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 5:1

God. Hebrew. Elohim. (with Art) = the [true] God, or the Deity. App-4 . See note on Ecclesiastes 1:13 . hear = obey. fools = fat, inert. Hebrew kesil. See note on Proverbs 1:7 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 5:2

thing = word. upon earth. Same idea as "under the sun". See note on Ecclesiastes 1:3 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:1

ADVICE REGARDING THE PRACTICE OF HOLY RELIGION[1]Ecclesiastes 5:1-7"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. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words. When thou... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:1

Ecclesiastes 5:1. And be more ready to hear, &c.— For, to be ready to obey is a better sacrifice than the gift of fools; because they know not when they do evil. It is plain that Solomon intended to oppose the course which he advises us to take when we go into the house of God, to that which is generally pursued by fools, or those who are ignorant of divine knowledge: but the beauty of that opposition is almost entirely lost in modern versions, through the turn given to the whole sentence.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 5:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 5:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 5:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 5:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ecclesiastes 5:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes 5:1

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