Ecclesiastes 5:4 - The Scriptures 1998 When you make a vow to Elohim, do not delay to pay it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you have vowed. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When you vow a vow or make a pledge to God, do not put off paying it; for God has no pleasure in fools (those who witlessly mock Him). Pay what you vow. [Ps. 50:14; 66:13, 14; 76:11.] American Standard Version (1901) When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest. Common English Bible When you make a promise to God, fulfill it without delay because God has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise. Catholic Public Domain Version And it is much better not to make a vow, than, after a vow, not to fulfill what was promised. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised. |