American King James Version
"When you vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay that which you have vowed. "
— Ecclesiastes 5:4, American 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.”
“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest. ”
“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.”
“When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!”
“And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised.”
“When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.”
“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.”
Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Be not rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and you on earth: therefore let your words be few.
For a dream comes through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
When you vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay that which you have vowed.
Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
Suffer not your mouth to cause your flesh to sin; neither say you before the angel, that it was an error: why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God. ¶