Ecclesiastes 5:5

நீ நேர்ந்துகொண்டதைச் செய்யாமற்போவதைப்பார்க்கிலும், நேர்ந்துகொள்ளாதிருப்பதே நலம்.

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King James Version (KJV)

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let not your mouth make your flesh do evil. And say not before the angel, It was an error. So that God may not be angry with your words and put an end to the work of your hands.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

World English Bible (WEB)

It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.

Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

Cross Reference

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 enquiry.

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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