Ecclesiastes 5:5

God's Word

It is better not to make a promise than to make one and not keep it.

Cross References

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.

Leviticus 5:4

“If you hastily take a vow about what you will or will not do (as some people do) and then ignore it (although you know what you said), you will be guilty.

Jonah 2:9

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

Malachi 2:7

“A priest’s lips should preserve knowledge. Then, because he is the messenger for the Lord of Armies, people will seek instruction from his mouth.

Acts 5:4

While you had the land, it was your own. After it was sold, you could have done as you pleased with the money. So how could you do a thing like this? You didn’t lie to people but to God!”

Deuteronomy 23:21

If you make a vow to the Lord your God, don’t avoid keeping it. The Lord your God expects you to keep it. You would be guilty of a sin if you didn’t.

Deuteronomy 23:22

If you didn’t make a vow, you would not be guilty.

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.”