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Ecclesiastes 5:3–4

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3For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with rmany words.

4When syou vow a vow to God, tdo not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. uPay what you vow.

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Cross references

  1. rProv. 10:19; [Job 11:2]
  2. sNum. 30:2
  3. tDeut. 23:21; Ps. 50:14; 76:11
  4. u[Ps. 66:13, 14]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A dream comes when there are many cares,

and many words mark the speech of a fool.

When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Just as dreams accompany much labor, so also a fool’s voice comes with many words. When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because he does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.

NLTNew Living Translation

Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For a dream comes with many cares,

and the voice of a fool with many words.

When you make a vow to God,

do not delay in fulfilling it,

for he takes no pleasure in fools.

Fulfill what you vow!

KJV 1900King James Version

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 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.