Ecclesiastes 5:4

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.

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  • Ps 66:13-14 : 13 I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows, 14 For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:
  • Ps 76:11 : 11 Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.
  • Num 30:2 : 2 `When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.
  • Ps 50:14 : 14 Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.
  • Matt 5:33 : 33 `Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;
  • Heb 10:6 : 6 in burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offerings, Thou didst not delight,
  • Deut 23:21-23 : 21 `When thou vowest a vow to Jehovah thy God, thou dost not delay to complete it; for Jehovah thy God doth certainly require it from thee, and it hath been in thee -- sin. 22 `And when thou forbearest to vow, it is not in thee a sin. 23 The produce of thy lips thou dost keep, and hast done `it', as thou hast vowed to Jehovah thy God; a free-will-offering, which thou hast spoken with thy mouth.
  • Gen 28:20 : 20 And Jacob voweth a vow, saying, `Seeing God is with me, and hath kept me in this way which I am going, and hath given to me bread to eat, and a garment to put on --
  • Gen 35:1 : 1 And God saith unto Jacob, `Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'
  • Gen 35:3 : 3 and we rise, and go up to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God, who is answering me in the day of my distress, and is with me in the way that I have gone.'
  • Ps 116:14 : 14 My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people.
  • Ps 116:16-18 : 16 Cause `it' to come, O Jehovah, for I `am' Thy servant. I `am' Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds. 17 To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call. 18 My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people,
  • Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and I confirm `it', To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
  • Ps 147:10-11 : 10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased. 11 Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
  • Isa 19:21 : 21 And known hath been Jehovah to Egypt, And the Egyptians have known Jehovah in that day, And done sacrifice and present, And vowed a vow to Jehovah, and completed `it'.
  • Jonah 2:9 : 9 And I -- with a voice of thanksgiving -- I sacrifice to Thee, That which I have vowed I complete, Salvation `is' of Jehovah.
  • Mal 1:10 : 10 Who `is' even among you, And he shutteth the two-leaved doors? Yea, ye do not kindle Mine altar for nought, I have no pleasure in you, said Jehovah of Hosts, And a present I do not accept of your hand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 5:5-7
    3 verses
    89%

    5Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

    6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it `is' an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?

    7For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.

  • Deut 23:21-23
    3 verses
    81%

    21`When thou vowest a vow to Jehovah thy God, thou dost not delay to complete it; for Jehovah thy God doth certainly require it from thee, and it hath been in thee -- sin.

    22`And when thou forbearest to vow, it is not in thee a sin.

    23The produce of thy lips thou dost keep, and hast done `it', as thou hast vowed to Jehovah thy God; a free-will-offering, which thou hast spoken with thy mouth.

  • Eccl 5:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

    2Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

    3For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.

  • Num 30:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2`When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.

    3`And when a woman voweth a vow to Jehovah, and hath bound a bond in the house of her father in her youth,

    4and her father hath heard her vow, and her bond which she hath bound on her soul, and her father hath kept silent at her, then have all her vows been established, and every bond which she hath bound on her soul is established.

  • Job 22:27
    73%

    27Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.

  • Prov 26:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

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

  • Lev 5:4
    72%

    4`Or when a person sweareth, speaking wrongfully with the lips to do evil, or to do good, even anything which man speaketh wrongfully with an oath, and it hath been hid from him; -- when he hath known then he hath been guilty of one of these;

  • Prov 20:25
    72%

    25A snare to a man `is' he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

  • Prov 26:10
    70%

    10Great `is' the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

  • Eccl 8:2
    70%

    2I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

  • Prov 22:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties `for' burdens.

    27If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

  • Matt 5:33
    70%

    33`Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

  • Deut 5:11
    69%

    11`Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.

  • Job 15:4
    69%

    4Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

  • Ps 15:4
    69%

    4Despised in his eyes `is' a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;

  • Ps 50:14
    69%

    14Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.

  • Prov 29:20
    68%

    20Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

  • Prov 17:16
    68%

    16Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

  • Prov 19:1
    68%

    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

  • Ps 76:11
    68%

    11Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.

  • Jas 5:12
    68%

    12And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

  • Eccl 7:17
    68%

    17Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?

  • Prov 11:15
    68%

    15Evil `one' suffereth when he hath been surety `for' a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

  • Prov 19:10
    68%

    10Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

  • Prov 30:6
    68%

    6Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

  • Ps 22:25
    68%

    25Of Thee my praise `is' in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.

  • Prov 15:5
    68%

    5A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

  • Exod 20:7
    67%

    7`Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.

  • Ps 116:18
    67%

    18My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people,

  • Job 36:18
    67%

    18Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

  • Prov 6:1
    67%

    1My son! if thou hast been surety for thy friend, Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,

  • Prov 5:9
    67%

    9Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

  • Eccl 7:9
    67%

    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

  • Prov 3:27
    67%

    27Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand `is' toward God to do `it'.

  • Prov 19:3
    67%

    3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

  • Prov 17:21
    67%

    21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

  • Eccl 7:5
    67%

    5Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than `for' a man to hear a song of fools,