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 hast vowed.
King James Version
In Context
5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Cross References
Genesis 35:1And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Numbers 30:2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear 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.
Psalms 50:14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
Psalms 76:11Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Psalms 116:16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Psalms 147:10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
A Caution to Worshippers. 1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. Solomon's design, in driving us off from the world, by… Read the whole commentary →