Ecclesiastes 5:5
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
Cross References
Acts 5:4
Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!"

Deuteronomy 23:21
If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Judges 11:35
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back."

Proverbs 20:25
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

Jonah 2:9
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!"


Treasury of Scripture
Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.


Deuteronomy 23:22
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.



Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.



Acts 5:4
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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