Ecclesiastes 5:5

Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Better {H2896} is it that thou shouldest not vow {H5087}, than that thou shouldest vow {H5087} and not pay {H7999}.

Better not to make a vow than to make a vow and not discharge it.

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

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Acts 5:4 (8 votes)

    Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

  • Proverbs 20:25 (6 votes)

    ¶ [It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

  • Deuteronomy 23:22 (5 votes)

    But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.