Ecclesiastes 5:4
“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 5:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn du Gott ein Gelübde tust, so säume nicht, es zu bezahlen; denn er hat kein Gefallen an den Toren. Was du gelobst, bezahle.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Cuando á Dios hicieres promesa, no tardes en pagarla; porque no se agrada de los insensatos. Paga lo que prometieres.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quando tu prometeres cumprir algum voto a Deus, não demores em pagá-lo; porque ele não se agrada de tolos. Paga o que votares.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando fizeres um voto a Deus, não demores a cumpri-lo, pois Deus não tem prazer em tolos. Cumpre o que prometeres.
📖 Ecclesiastes 5:4 in Context
2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
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