Ecclesiastes 5:4

God's Word

When you make a promise to God, don’t be slow to keep it because God doesn’t like fools. Keep your promise.

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a vow: “If God will be with me and will watch over me on my trip and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

Genesis 35:1

Then God said to Jacob, “Go to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there. I am the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 35:3

Then let’s go to Bethel. I will make an altar there to God, who answered me when I was troubled and who has been with me wherever I’ve gone.”

Psalm 116:14

I will keep my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

Psalm 119:106

I took an oath, and I will keep it. I took an oath to follow your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.

Psalm 22:25

My praise comes from you while I am among those assembled for worship. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who fear the Lord.

Psalm 50:14

Bring ⌞your⌟ thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 76:11

Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone around him bring gifts to the one who must be feared.

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for a person to say impulsively, “This is a holy offering!” and later to have second thoughts about those vows.

Isaiah 19:21

So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians. The Egyptians will know the Lord when that day comes. They will worship with sacrifices and food offerings. They will make vows to the Lord and carry them out.

Jonah 2:9

But I will sacrifice to you with songs of thanksgiving. I will keep my vow. Victory belongs to the Lord!”

Malachi 1:10

“I wish one of you would shut the doors ⌞to my house⌟ so that you could not light fires on my altar for no reason. I’m not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Armies, “and I won’t accept your offerings.

Numbers 30:2

If a man makes a vow to the Lord that he will do something or swears an oath that he won’t do something, he must not break his word. He must do everything he said he would do.

Matthew 5:33

“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Never break your oath, but give to the Lord what you swore in an oath to give him.’

Hebrews 10:6

You did not approve of burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin.’

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his clothes in grief and said, “Oh no, Daughter! You’ve brought me to my knees! What disaster you’ve brought me! I made a foolish promise to the Lord. Now I can’t break it.”