Ecclesiastes 5:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 5:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

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KJV

King James Version

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

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WEB

World English Bible

When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

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ASV

American Standard Version

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 5

² 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.

³ As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

⁴ When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

⁵ It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

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?

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