Ecc 5:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. When thou vowest a vow unto God —Hasty words in prayer ( ) suggest the subject of hasty vows. A vow should not be hastily made ( ). When made, it must be kept ( ), even as God keeps His word to us ( ).

Ecclesiastes 5:4

4. When thou vowest a vow unto God—Hasty words in prayer (Ec 5:2, 3) suggest the subject of hasty vows. A vow should not be hastily made (Jud 11:35; 1Sa 14:24). When made, it must be kept (Ps 76:11), even as God keeps His word to us (Ex 12:41, 51; Jos 21:45).