Ecclesiastes 5:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:25

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

Leviticus 5:4

Or if anyone, without thought, takes an oath to do evil or to do good, whatever he says without thought, with an oath, having no knowledge of what he is doing; when it becomes clear to him, he will be responsible for any of these things.

Jonah 2:9

But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.

Malachi 2:7

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

Acts 5:4

While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.

Deuteronomy 23:21

When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin.

Deuteronomy 23:22

But if you take no oath, there will be no sin.

Judges 11:35

And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.