Ecclesiastes 5:4

‌ʻOka ke ka fuakava ki he ʻOtua, ʻoua naʻa ke fakatuai hoʻo fai ki ai; he ʻoku ʻikai te ne leleiʻia ʻi he vale; fai koe ki he meʻa kuo ke fuakava ki ai.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3He ʻoku tupu ʻae misi mei he femouʻekina ki he ngāue; pea ʻoku ʻilo ʻae leʻo ʻoe vale ʻi he lahi ʻo ʻene lea.

5‌ʻOku lelei hake ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke fuakava, ʻi hoʻo fuakava kae ʻikai fai ki ai.

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Cross References

Genesis 35:1Pea naʻe folofola ʻe he ʻOtua kia Sēkope, “Tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu ki Peteli, pea nofo ai; pea ke ngaohi ʻi ai ʻae ʻesifeilaulau ki he ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻe hā kiate koe ʻi hoʻo hola mei he ʻao ʻo ho taʻokete ko ʻIsoa.”

Numbers 30:2Kapau ʻe fuakava ʻaki ʻe ha tangata ʻae fuakava kia Sihova, pe fuakava ʻaki ʻae fuakava ke nonoʻo hono laumālie ʻaki ʻae lea papau; ʻe ʻikai te ne fakakehe ʻene lea, ka ʻe fai ia ʻo fakatatau mo ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻalu ʻi hono ngutu.

Psalms 50:14‌ʻAtu ʻae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua; mo ke fai hoʻo ngaahi fuakava ki he Fungani Māʻolunga:

Psalms 76:11Mou fuakava, ʻo fai ia kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua: tuku ke ʻomi ʻae ngaahi meʻaʻofa kiate ia ʻoku totonu ke manavahē ki ai, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku nofo ʻo takatakai ia.

Psalms 116:16‌ʻE Sihova, ko e moʻoni ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au; ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au, mo e tama ʻa hoʻo kaunanga: kuo ke vete hoku ngaahi haʻi.

Psalms 147:10‌ʻOku ʻikai fiefia ia ʻi he mālohi ʻoe hoosi: ʻoku ʻikai fiefia ia ʻi he kau vaʻe ʻoe tangata.

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