Ecclesiastes 5:5 - Compare All Versions
Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 MSG (The Message)
When you tell God you’ll do something, do it—now. God takes no pleasure in foolish drivel. Vow it, then do it. Far better not to vow in the first place than to vow and not pay up.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 KJV (King James Version)
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 NCV (New Century Version)
It is better not to promise anything than to promise something and not do it.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 ASV (American Standard Version)
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 NIV (New International Version)
It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 NKJV (New King James Version)
Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. [Prov 20:25; Acts 5:4]
Ecclesiastes 5:5 NLT (New Living Translation)
It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.