Cross references
Ecclesiastes 5:6
Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
- a Or angel
Ecclesiastes 5:6 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 1:26 (12 votes) and 2 John 1:8 (10 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 28 to 2 John 1.
Which verses does Ecclesiastes 5:6 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- James 1:2612 votes
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- 2 John 1:810 votes
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
- James 3:28 votes
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1–27 votes
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. Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
- Malachi 2:77 votes
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
- Leviticus 5:4–65 votes
Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter. If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, …
- Genesis 48:163 votes
the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Numbers 15:252 votes
The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13–152 votes
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. …
- Hebrews 1:141 vote
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Leviticus 27:9–100 votes
- Hosea 12:4–50 votes
- Haggai 1:9–110 votes
- Haggai 2:14–170 votes
- Malachi 3:10 votes
- Acts 7:30–350 votes
- 1 Corinthians 11:100 votes
- 1 Timothy 5:210 votes
Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 5:6?
The 10 strongest of 15.