Ecclesiastes 5:4

WEB

⁴When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

KJV

⁴When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

BSB

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

FBV

⁴When you make a vow to God, with a curse on you if you don't keep it,^[+] be slow in keeping it, for he is not happy with foolish behavior. So do what you promised!

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Extra References

Numbers 30:2

²When a man vows a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Psalms 76:11

¹¹Make vows to the LORD your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared.

²¹When you vow a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not be slack to pay it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you. ²²But if you refrain from making a vow, it shall be no sin in you. ²³You shall observe and do that which has gone out of your lips. Whatever you have vowed to the LORD your God as a free will offering, which you have promised with your mouth, you must do.

Matthew 5:33

³³“Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’

Psalms 66:13-14

¹³I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you, ¹⁴which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

Psalms 50:14

¹⁴Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalms 119:106

¹⁰⁶I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.

Hebrews 10:6

⁶You had no pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.

Psalms 116:14

¹⁴I will pay my vows to the LORD, yes, in the presence of all his people.

Psalms 147:10-11

¹⁰He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. ¹¹The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.