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Ecclesiastes 5:4

New Living Translation

4 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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American Standard Version

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

Christian 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.

English 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.

King 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.

New American Standard Bible

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!

New International Version

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

New King James Version

When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—

World English Bible

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.