It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is set-apart,” And only later to reconsider his vows.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 - The Scriptures 2009 It is better not to vow than to vow and not pay. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. [Prov. 20:25; Acts 5:4.] American Standard Version (1901) Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Common English Bible Better not to make a promise than to make a promise without fulfilling it. Catholic Public Domain Version You should not use your mouth so as to cause your flesh to sin. And you should not say, in the sight of an Angel, "There is no Providence." For God, being angry at your words, may scatter all the works of your hands. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin: and say not before the angel: There is no providence: lest God be angry at thy words, and destroy all the works of thy hands. |
It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is set-apart,” And only later to reconsider his vows.
‘Or when a being swears, speaking rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a man swears rashly with an oath, and it has been hidden from him, when he shall know it, then he shall be guilty of one of these.
“But I slaughter to You with the voice of thanksgiving, I pay what I have vowed. Deliverance is of יהוה.”
“For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and they seek the Torah from his mouth, for he is the messenger of יהוה of hosts.
While it remained, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your authority? Why have you conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to Elohim.
“When you make a vow to יהוה your Elohim, do not delay to pay it, for יהוה your Elohim is certainly requiring it of you, and it shall be sin in you.
And it came to be, when he saw her, that he tore his garments, and said, “Oh my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are among those who trouble me! And I, I have given my word to יהוה, and I am unable to turn back.”