Ecclesiastes 5:4
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4When you make a vow to God,
do not delay in fulfilling it,
for he takes no pleasureb in fools.
Fulfill what you vow!
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- bLiterally “there is no desire”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because he does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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