[It is] better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
WEB
Ecclesiastes 5:4
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.
Parallel Translations
[It is] better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
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.
Cross References
Numbers 30:2Psalms 76:11Deuteronomy 23:21–23Matthew 5:33Psalms 66:13–14Psalms 50:14Psalms 119:106Malachi 1:10Psalms 116:14Psalms 147:10–11Hebrews 10:6Genesis 28:20Psalms 116:16–18Jonah 2:9Isaiah 19:21
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