Rashness(haste)

/RASH-nes/

Summary

Rashness is hasty, unconsidered action or speech, repeatedly warned against in Scripture as leading to sin, regret, and harm.

☩Warnings Against Rashness

Proverbs repeatedly warns against rashness in speech and action. 'Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.' The wise consider their steps carefully; fools rush ahead without thought.

Key verses:Proverbs 29:20Proverbs 19:2Ecclesiastes 5:2

☩Biblical Examples

Jephthah's rash vow cost him his daughter. Peter's rash assertion that he would never deny Christ preceded his threefold denial. Ecclesiastes counsels: 'Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God.'

Key verses:Judges 11:30-39Matthew 26:33-35Ecclesiastes 5:2

Related Verses76 mentions

Psalms· 10 verses

22:19 31:22 38:22 40:13 70:1

Proverbs· 7 verses

1:16 14:29 19:2 21:5 25:8

Exodus· 6 verses

2:11 2:12 10:16 12:11 12:33

1 Samuel· 6 verses

9:12 20:38 21:8 23:26 23:27

References

1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Rashness," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
2.James Orr (ed.), "Rash; Rashly; Rashness," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).