Ecclesiastes 5:5
ContextNET © | It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. 1 |
NIV © | It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfil it. |
NASB © | It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. |
NLT © | It is better to say nothing than to promise something that you don’t follow through on. |
MSG © | Far better not to vow in the first place than to vow and not pay up. |
BBE © | It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it. |
NRSV © | It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not fulfill it. |
NKJV © | Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. |
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NET © | It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The word “it” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. |