Verse 4

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det er bedre at du ikke lover enn å love og ikke oppfylle det.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Når du gir et løfte til Gud, utsett ikke å oppfylle det, for Gud har ingen glede i dårer. Oppfyll det du lover.

• Norsk King James

  Når du gir løfte til Gud, så utsett ikke å oppfylle det; for han gleder seg ikke over dårer: betal det du har lovet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre å ikke gi noe løfte enn å gi et løfte og ikke oppfylle det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er bedre å ikke love noe enn å love og ikke oppfylle.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Når du gir et løfte til Gud, ikke nøl med å innfri det, for han har ikke glede i dårer. Innfri det du har lovet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Når du avgir et løfte til Gud, utsett ikke å innfri det; for Gud fryder seg ikke over tåper. Innfri det løftet du har avlagt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Når du gir et løfte til Gud, ikke nøl med å innfri det, for han har ikke glede i dårer. Innfri det du har lovet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er bedre at du ikke gir et løfte enn at du gir et løfte og ikke oppfyller det.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det er bedre at du ikke lover, enn at du lover og ikke oppfyller.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre, at du Intet lover, end at du lover og betaler det ikke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Når du avlegger et løfte til Gud, utsett ikke med å innfri det; for han har ingen glede i dårer: hold det du har lovet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to pay it, for He has no pleasure in fools; pay what you have vowed.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Når du gir et løfte til Gud, utsett ikke å oppfylle det; for han har ingen glede i dårer. Oppfyll det du har lovet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når du gir et løfte til Gud, nøl ikke med å fullføre det, for dårer gir Gud ingen glede. Fullfør det du lover.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Når du gir et løfte til Gud, ikke unnlat å holde det; for han har ikke glede i dårer: hold det du har lovet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er bedre å ikke gi et løfte enn å gi et løfte og ikke holde det.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf thou make a vowe vnto God, be not slacke to perfourme it. As for foolish vowes, he hath no pleasure in them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (5:3) When thou hast vowed a vowe to God, deferre not to pay it: for he deliteth not in fooles: pay therefore that thou hast vowed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If thou make a vowe vnto God, be not slacke to perfourme it: As for foolish vowes he hath no pleasure in them: yf thou promise any thyng, pay it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest -- complete.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 66:13-14 : 13 I will come into Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You. 14 The vows my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
• Ps 76:11 : 11 Surely the wrath of mankind shall bring You praise, and the survivors of wrath shall restrain themselves.
• Num 30:2 : 2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'
• Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
• Matt 5:33 : 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'
• Heb 10:6 : 6 You were not pleased with whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin.
• Deut 23:21-23 : 21 You may charge interest to a foreigner, but not to a fellow Israelite, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land you are about to enter and possess. 22 When you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not delay to fulfill it, for the LORD your God will surely demand it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. 23 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.
• Gen 28:20 : 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, 'If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey I am taking, and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,
• Gen 35:1 : 1 God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."
• Gen 35:3 : 3 "Let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."
• Ps 116:14 : 14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
• Ps 116:16-18 : 16 O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant; you have freed me from my chains. 17 To you I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. 18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
• Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and I will confirm it, to keep Your righteous judgments.
• Ps 147:10-11 : 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love.
• Isa 19:21 : 21 So the LORD will make Himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day, they will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.
• Jonah 2:9 : 9 Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from their faithful love.
• Mal 1:10 : 10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands.