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Ecclesiastes 5:4-7 (GN)

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⁴ So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do. ⁵ Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it. ⁶ Don't let your own words lead you into sin, so that you have to tell God's priest that you didn't mean it. Why make God angry with you? Why let him destroy what you have worked for? ⁷ No matter how much you dream, how much useless work you do, or how much you talk, you must still stand in awe of God.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 4) Speaking / Gossip / Lying / Slander - Vow to God - No delay
(v. 5) Honesty / Truth / Vows / Oath - It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 4) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 5) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 6) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)
(v. 7) Life to the Full - Got to Pray (part 2) (2010-04-14)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 4) Sermon: Chosen to become one (2015-02-22)
(v. 5) Sermon: Chosen to become one (2015-02-22)
(v. 6) Sermon: Chosen to become one (2015-02-22)