It is a snare to the man to declare something is holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 - King James 2000 Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. [Prov. 20:25; Acts 5:4.] American Standard Version (1901) Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Common English Bible Better not to make a promise than to make a promise without fulfilling it. Catholic Public Domain Version You should not use your mouth so as to cause your flesh to sin. And you should not say, in the sight of an Angel, "There is no Providence." For God, being angry at your words, may scatter all the works of your hands. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin: and say not before the angel: There is no providence: lest God be angry at thy words, and destroy all the works of thy hands. |
It is a snare to the man to declare something is holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows.
Or if a soul vows, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
But I will sacrifice unto you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
For the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
While it remained, was it not your own? and after it was sold, was it not in your own power? why have you conceived this thing in your heart? you have not lied unto men, but unto God.
When you shall vow a vow unto the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it: for the LORD your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin to you.
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you are one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.