Ecclesiastes 5:4

New American Bible - revised edition

It is better not to make a vow than make it and not fulfill it.

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Jacob then made this vow: “If God will be with me and protect me on this journey I am making and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

Genesis 35:1

God said to Jacob: Go up now to Bethel. Settle there and build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.

Genesis 35:3

Let us now go up to Bethel so that I might build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Psalm 116:14

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

Psalm 119:106

I make a solemn vow to observe your righteous judgments.

Psalm 22:25

For he has not spurned or disdained the misery of this poor wretch, Did not turn away from me, but heard me when I cried out.

Psalm 50:14

Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 76:11

Surely the wrath of man will give you thanks; the remnant of your furor will keep your feast.

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap to pledge rashly a sacred gift, and after a vow, then to reflect.

Isaiah 19:21

The Lord shall make himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day; they shall offer sacrifices and oblations, make vows to the Lord and fulfill them.

Jonah 2:9

Those who worship worthless idols abandon their hope for mercy.

Malachi 1:10

Oh, that one of you would just shut the temple gates to keep you from kindling fire on my altar in vain! I take no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts; and I will not accept any offering from your hands!

Numbers 30:2

Moses said to the heads of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the Lord has commanded:

Matthew 5:33

“Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.’

Hebrews 10:6

holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight in.

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his garments and said, “Ah, my daughter! You have struck me down and brought calamity upon me. For I have made a vow to the Lord and I cannot take it back.”