Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest — complete.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.
5Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.
Cross References
Genesis 35:1And God saith unto Jacob, 'Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'
Numbers 30:2'When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.
Psalms 50:14Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.
Psalms 76:11Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.
Psalms 116:16Cause [it] to come, O Jehovah, for I [am] Thy servant. I [am] Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
Psalms 147:10Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
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 →