Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it, for there is no pleasure in dullards,—what thou vowest, pay!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5Better that thou shouldest not vow,—than vow, and not pay.
Cross References
Genesis 35:1Then said God unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there,—and make there an altar, to the GOD who appeared unto thee, when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Numbers 30:2When, a man, shall vow a vow unto Yahweh, or swear an oath to bind a bond upon his soul, he shall not break his word,—according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth, shall he do.
Psalms 50:14Sacrifice to God a thankoffering, And pay to the Most High thy vows;
Psalms 76:11Vow and pay, unto Yahweh your God,—Let, all who are round about him, bear along a gift unto him who is to be revered.
Psalms 116:16I beseech thee, O Yahweh—for, I, am thy servant,—I, am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid, Thou hast loosened my bonds.
Psalms 147:10Not in the strength of the horse, doth he delight, Not in the legs of a man, hath he pleasure:
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 →