Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools. Pay that which thou hast vowed.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3For a dream cometh with much bustle, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.
5Better is it that thou shouldst not vow than that thou shouldst vow and not pay.
Cross References
Psalms 50:14Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay thy vows to the Most High!
Psalms 76:11Make and perform vows to Jehovah, your God! Let all that dwell around him bring gifts to the terrible One,
Psalms 116:16Hear, O LORD! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy 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 →