Ecclesiastes 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.”

Ecclesiastes 5:4 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.”

Ecclesiastes 5:4 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest--complete.”

Ecclesiastes 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 5:4 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“It is better that thou shouldest not vowe, then that thou shouldest vow and not pay it.”

Ecclesiastes 5:4 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5

2 Car, si les songes naissent de la multitude des occupations, la voix de l’insensé se fait entendre dans la multitude des paroles.

3 Lorsque tu as fait un vœu à Dieu, ne tarde pas à l’accomplir, car il n’aime pas les insensés: accomplis le vœu que tu as fait.

4 Mieux vaut pour toi ne point faire de vœu, que d’en faire un et de ne pas l’accomplir.

5 Ne permets pas à ta bouche de faire pécher ta chair, et ne dis pas en présence de l’envoyé que c’est une inadvertance. Pourquoi Dieu s’irriterait-il de tes paroles, et détruirait-il l’ouvrage de tes mains?

6 Car, s’il y a des vanités dans la multitude des songes, il y en a aussi dans beaucoup de paroles; c’est pourquoi, crains Dieu.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:4 Mean?

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