Ecclesiastes 5:5 TSK: it's better that you don't promise than that you do promise and not follow through.

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

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Deuteronomy 23:22
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.

Proverbs 20:25
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly only later to reconsider his vows.

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!"

Chapter Outline

1. vanities in divine service
8. in murmuring against oppression
9. and in riches
18. Joy in riches is the gift of God.

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Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.

International Standard Version
it's better that you don't promise than that you do promise and not follow through.

NET Bible
It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it.

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