Ecclesiastes 5:4

New Living Translation

When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,

Genesis 35:1

Then God said to Jacob, “Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau.”

Genesis 35:3

We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Psalm 116:14

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

Psalm 119:106

I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations.

Psalm 22:25

I will praise you in the great assembly. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.

Psalm 50:14

Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High.

Psalm 76:11

Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One.

Proverbs 20:25

Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and only later counting the cost.

Isaiah 19:21

The Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they will know the Lord and will give their sacrifices and offerings to him. They will make a vow to the Lord and will keep it.

Jonah 2:9

But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.”

Malachi 1:10

“How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and I will not accept your offerings.

Numbers 30:2

A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do.

Matthew 5:33

“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.’

Hebrews 10:6

You were not pleased with burnt offerings or other offerings for sin.

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You’ve brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.”