Ecclesiastes 5:4 | |
NASB: When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for [He takes] no delight in fools. Pay what you vow! (NASB ©1995) GWT: When you make a promise to God, don't be slow to keep it because God doesn't like fools. Keep your promise. (GOD'S WORD®) 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. ASV: When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest. BBE: When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken. DBY: 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. JPS: When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for He hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou vowest. WBS: When thou vowest a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. WEB: 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. YLT: When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest -- complete. | |
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