Ecclesiastes 5:3

When thou hast vowed a vowe to God, deferre not to pay it: for he deliteth not in fooles: pay therefore that thou hast vowed.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.

In Context

2For as a dreame commeth by the multitude of businesse: so the voyce of a foole is in the multitude of wordes.

4It is better that thou shouldest not vowe, then that thou shouldest vow and not pay it.

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Cross References

Leviticus 27:2Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, If any man shall make a vowe of a person vnto the Lord, by thy estimation,

Proverbs 10:19In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.

Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

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 →

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