Ecclesiastes 5:5 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionIt is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. [Prov. 20:25; Acts 5:4.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. See the chapterCommon English BibleBetter not to make a promise than to make a promise without fulfilling it. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionYou 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. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionGive 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. See the chapter |
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