Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. New Living Translation It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it. English Standard Version It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Berean Standard Bible It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. King James Bible Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. New King James Version Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. New American Standard Bible It is better that you not vow, than vow and not pay. NASB 1995 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. NASB 1977 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Legacy Standard Bible It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Amplified Bible It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Christian Standard Bible Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it. American Standard Version Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is better that you do not vow than that you vow and you do not fulfill Brenton Septuagint Translation It is better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Contemporary English Version It's better not to make a promise at all than to make one and not keep it. Douay-Rheims Bible And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised. English Revised Version Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is better not to make a promise than to make one and not keep it. Good News Translation Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it. International Standard Version it's better that you don't promise than that you do promise and not follow through. JPS Tanakh 1917 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Literal Standard Version Better that you do not vow, than that you vow and do not complete. Majority Standard Bible It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. New American Bible It is better not to make a vow than make it and not fulfill it. NET Bible It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. New Revised Standard Version It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not fulfill it. New Heart English Bible It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay. Webster's Bible Translation Better is it that thou shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not pay. World English Bible It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay. Young's Literal Translation Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Approaching God with Awe…4When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. 5It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. 6Do 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?… Cross References Acts 5:4 Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!" Deuteronomy 23:21 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. Judges 11:35 As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back." Proverbs 20:25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows. Jonah 2:9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!" Treasury of Scripture Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay. Deuteronomy 23:22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. Proverbs 20:25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. Acts 5:4 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. Jump to Previous Better Complete Fulfill Oath Pay Shouldest Shouldst VowJump to Next Better Complete Fulfill Oath Pay Shouldest Shouldst VowEcclesiastes 5 1. vanities in divine service8. in murmuring against oppression 9. and in riches 18. Joy in riches is the gift of God. Verse 5. - Better is it that thou shouldest not vow. There is no harm in not vowing (Deuteronomy 23:22); but a vow once made becomes of the nature of an oath, and its non-performance is a sin and sacrilege, and incurs the punishment of false swearing. We gather from the Talmud that frivolous excuses for the evasion of vows were very common, and called for stern repression, One sees this in our Lord's references (Matthew 5:33-37; Matthew 23:16-22). St. Paul severely reprehends those women who break their vow of widowhood, "having condemnation, because they have rejected their first faith" (1 Timothy 5:12). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew It is betterט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to vow תִדֹּ֑ר (ṯid·dōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5087: To promise than to make a vow מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר (miš·šet·tid·dō·wr) Preposition-m, Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5087: To promise and not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no fulfill it. תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ (ṯə·šal·lêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate Links Ecclesiastes 5:5 NIVEcclesiastes 5:5 NLT Ecclesiastes 5:5 ESV Ecclesiastes 5:5 NASB Ecclesiastes 5:5 KJV Ecclesiastes 5:5 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 5:5 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 5:5 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 5:5 French Bible Ecclesiastes 5:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 5:5 It is better that you should not (Ecclesiast. 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