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Ecclesiastes 5:4-7 (NIRV)

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⁴ When you make a promise to God, don't wait too long to carry it out. He isn't pleased with foolish people. So do what you have promised. ⁵ It is better to make no promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it. ⁶ Don't let your mouth cause you to sin. Don't object to the temple messenger. Don't say, "My promise was a mistake." Why should God be angry with what you say? Why should he destroy what you have done? ⁷ Dreaming too much and talking too much are meaningless. So have respect for 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)

Definition(s):
So (Soh):