Ecclesiastes 5:4

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

ASV Byzantine Text

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

Asang Khongca Bible

Sithaw khae lokkamhaih sak naah, akoepsak ai ah om hmah; anih loe kamthunawk nuiah anghoe ai; lokkamhaih to koepsak ah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Pathen taengah olcaeng na caeng vaengah na thuung ham uelh boeh. Na caeng bangla a thuung te aka ang kah kongaih moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Pathen taengah olcaeng na caeng vaengah na thuung ham uelh boeh. Na caeng bangla a thuung te aka ang kah kongaih moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ina e olelo oe e hoohiki i ke Akua, mai hoohakalia oe i ka hooko aku, no ka mea, aole oluolu ke Akua, i ka poe naaupo; e hooko aku oe i kau mea e hoohiki ai.

English Berean Standard Bible

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lè ou fè yon pwomès bay Bondye, pa mize fè sa ou pwomèt fè a. Bondye pa nan jwèt ak moun ki san konprann. Sa ou pwomèt fè a, fè l'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

multoque melius est non vovere, quam post votum promissa non reddere.

Bible in Basic English

When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mieux vaut que tu ne fasses point de vœu, que d’en faire un et de ne pas l’accomplir.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Když bys učinil slib Bohu, neprodlévej ho splniti, nebo nemá líbosti v blázních. Cožkoli slíbíš, splň.

Kosraean Bible

Ke kom oru sie wulela nu sin God, aksaye in akfalye. El tia insewowo sin mwet lalfon uh. Oru ma kom wulela kac.

World Portuguese Bible

Quando você fizer um voto a Deus, não demore a cumpri-lo; pois ele não tem prazer nos tolos. Cumpra o que você votou.

Romanian BTF Bible

Când faci o promisiune lui Dumnezeu, nu întârzia să o împlinești, fiindcă el nu are plăcere în proști; împlinește ce ai promis.

Brenton English Septuagint

It is better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဘုရားသခင့်ထံတော်၌ သစ္စာဂတိပြုမိလျှင်၊ သစ္စာဝတ်ကို မဖြေဘဲမနေနှင့်။ မိုက်သောသူတို့ကို အားရ နှစ်သက်တော်မမူ။သစ္စာဂတိပြုသည်အတိုင်း ဝတ်ကို ဖြေလော့။

Darby Translation

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wenn du Gott ein Gelübde tust, so säume nicht, es zu bezahlen; denn er hat kein Gefallen an den Toren. Was du gelobst, bezahle.

Dutch Bible 1917

(5:3) Wanneer gij een gelofte aan God zult beloofd hebben, stel niet uit dezelve te betalen; want Hij heeft geen lust aan zotten; wat gij zult beloofd hebben, betaal het.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wanneer gij aan God iets belooft, Stel dan de vervulling niet uit; Want lichtzinnigen behagen Hem niet. Volbreng dus wat gij belooft;

Italian Diodati Bible

Quando avrai votato a Dio alcun voto, non indugiare di adempierlo ; perciocchè gli stolti non gli son punto grati; adempi ciò che avrai votato.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised.

Geneva Bible 1599

It is better that thou shouldest not vowe, then that thou shouldest vow and not pay it.

Noyes Bible

When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools. Pay that which thou hast vowed.

Danish Bible 1931

Det er bedre, at du ikke lover, end at du lover uden at holde.

Leeser Tanakh

(5:3) When thou makest a vow unto God, do not delay to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in such fools: that which thou hast vowed must thou pay.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(5-3) When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for He hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou vowest.

King James Version

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

King James Version + Apocrypha

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Khi ngươi khấn hứa sự gì với Đức Chúa Trời, chớ chậm mà hoàn nguyện; vì Ngài chẳng vui thích kẻ dại: vậy, khá trả điều gì ngươi hứa.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOka ke ka fuakava ki he ʻOtua, ʻoua naʻa ke fakatuai hoʻo fai ki ai; he ʻoku ʻikai te ne leleiʻia ʻi he vale; fai koe ki he meʻa kuo ke fuakava ki ai.

French Ostervald Bible

Quand tu auras fait un vœu à Dieu, ne diffère point de l'accomplir; car il ne prend point plaisir aux insensés. Accomplis donc le vœu que tu as fait.

Esperanto Bible

Kiam vi faros promeson al Dio, ne prokrastu ĝin plenumi; ĉar malagrablaj al Li estas malsaĝuloj: kion vi promesis, tion plenumu.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mieux vaut pour toi ne point faire de vœu, que d’en faire un et de ne pas l’accomplir.

German Luther Bible 1912

Wenn du Gott ein Gelübde tust, so verzieh nicht, es zu halten; denn er hat kein Gefallen an den Narren. Was du gelobst, das halte.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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

British English Septuagint 2012

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

Majority Standard BIble

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

Webster Bible

When thou vowest a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Revised Version

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Quand’hai fatto un voto a Dio, non indugiare ad adempierlo; poich’egli non si compiace degli stolti; adempi il voto che hai fatto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Lorsque tu fais un vœu à Dieu, ne tarde pas à l'accomplir ; car il ne prend aucun plaisir aux insensés. Accomplis le vœu que tu as fait.

Reina Valera 1909

Cuando á Dios hicieres promesa, no tardes en pagarla; porque no se agrada de los insensatos. Paga lo que prometieres.

Spanish BLL

Cuando le hagas una promesa a Dios, no tardes en cumplirla, porque a él no le agradan los necios. ¡Cumple lo que prometes!

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Cuando a Dios hicieres promesa, no tardes en cumplirla; porque él no se complace en los insensatos. Cumple lo que prometes.

Croatian Bible

Bolje je ne zavjetovati, nego zavjetovati a ne izvršiti zavjeta.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Kad učiniš zavet Bogu, ne oklevaj ispuniti ga, jer Mu nisu mili bezumnici; šta god zavetuješ, ispuni.

German Textbibel

Besser, du gelobst nicht, als daß du gelobst und nicht erfüllst.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

It is better that thou shouldest not vow, Than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.