Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 66:13-14 : 13 I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.
- Ps 76:11 : 11 Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
- Num 30:2 : 2 When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
- Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High:
- Matt 5:33 : 33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
- Heb 10:6 : 6 In whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hadst no pleasure:
- Deut 23:21-23 : 21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. 22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
- Gen 28:20 : 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
- Gen 35:1 : 1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
- Gen 35:3 : 3 and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
- Ps 116:14 : 14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.
- Ps 116:16-18 : 16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah. 18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,
- Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
- Ps 147:10-11 : 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
- Isa 19:21 : 21 And Jehovah shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow unto Jehovah, and shall perform it.
- Jonah 2:9 : 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
- Mal 1:10 : 10 Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle [fire on] mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Eccl 5:5-73 verses89%
5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
7 For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.
- Deut 23:21-233 verses81%
21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
- Eccl 5:1-33 verses76%
1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
3 For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.
- Num 30:2-43 verses76%
2 When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
3 Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth,
4 and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
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27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
- Prov 26:4-52 verses73%
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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4 Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these [things] .
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25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
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10 [As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
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2 I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
- Prov 22:26-272 verses70%
26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
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9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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11 Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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4 Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.
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4 In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;
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14 Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High:
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20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
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16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
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1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
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11 Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
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12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
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17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
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10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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6 Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
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5 A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
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7 Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,
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18 For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
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1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;
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9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
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9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
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3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
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21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.