Ecclesiastes 5:4

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

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  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 5:5-7
    3 verses
    89%

    5Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?

    6Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.

    7If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights being denied, do not be surprised at such matters. For one official is watched by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

  • Deut 23:21-23
    3 verses
    81%

    21You 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.

    22When 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.

    23But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.

  • Eccl 5:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.

    2Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words.

    3When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.

  • Num 30:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'

    3If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to bind himself by a promise, he must not break his word; he must do everything he said.

    4If a young woman living in her father’s household makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,

  • Job 22:27
    73%

    27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Lev 5:4
    72%

    4Or if someone makes a rash oath to do something evil or good, whatever they may rashly utter with an oath, and it is hidden from them, but they later realize it, they are guilty in one of these cases.

  • Prov 20:25
    72%

    25It is a trap for someone to dedicate something rashly and only later to reconsider their vows.

  • Prov 26:10
    70%

    10A master archer who wounds all and one who hires a fool or passersby are alike.

  • Eccl 8:2
    70%

    2I advise you to obey the king's command and stay true to your oath made before God.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge, or who puts up security for debts.

    27If you lack the means to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

  • Matt 5:33
    70%

    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Deut 5:11
    69%

    11You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who takes His name in vain.

  • Job 15:4
    69%

    4But you are tearing down reverence and diminishing devotion to God.

  • Ps 15:4
    69%

    4Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.

  • Ps 50:14
    69%

    14Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

  • Prov 29:20
    68%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 17:16
    68%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 19:1
    68%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Ps 76:11
    68%

    11Surely the wrath of mankind shall bring You praise, and the survivors of wrath shall restrain themselves.

  • Jas 5:12
    68%

    12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • Eccl 7:17
    68%

    17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?

  • Prov 11:15
    68%

    15Whoever puts up security for a stranger will suffer harm, but whoever hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

  • Prov 19:10
    68%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 30:6
    68%

    6Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

  • Ps 22:25
    68%

    25For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, nor has he hidden his face from him; when he cried to him for help, he heard.

  • Prov 15:5
    68%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Exod 20:7
    67%

    7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

  • Ps 116:18
    67%

    18I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

  • Job 36:18
    67%

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Prov 6:1
    67%

    1My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge with a stranger,

  • Prov 5:9
    67%

    9Lest you give your vigor to others, and your years to someone cruel;

  • Eccl 7:9
    67%

    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Prov 3:27
    67%

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to act.

  • Prov 19:3
    67%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 17:21
    67%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Eccl 7:5
    67%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.