Ecclesiastes 5:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It's better not to make a promise at all than to make one and not keep it.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:25

Don't fall into the trap of making promises to God before you think!

Leviticus 5:4

You are guilty the moment you realize that you have made a hasty promise to do something good or bad.

Jonah 2:9

But with shouts of praise, I will offer a sacrifice to you, my LORD. I will keep my promise, because you are the one with power to save.

Malachi 2:7

You priests should be eager to spread knowledge, and everyone should come to you for instruction, because you speak for me, the LORD All-Powerful.

Acts 5:4

The property was yours before you sold it, and even after you sold it, the money was still yours. What made you do such a thing? You didn't lie to people. You lied to God!”

Deuteronomy 23:21

People of Israel, if you make a sacred promise to give a gift to the LORD, then do it as soon as you can. If the LORD has to come looking for the gift you promised, you will be guilty of breaking that promise.

Deuteronomy 23:22

On the other hand, if you never make a sacred promise, you can't be guilty of breaking it.

Judges 11:35

“Oh!” Jephthah cried. Then he tore his clothes in sorrow and said to his daughter, “I made a sacred promise to the LORD, and I must keep it. Your coming out to meet me has broken my heart.”