Ecclesiastes 5:5
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5Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it. y
Cross references
- y5:5 Pr 20:25; Mt 5:33–37; Ac 5:4; Jms 5:12
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.
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NLTNew Living Translation
It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
It is better that you not vow
than that you vow and not fulfill it.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
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