Ecc 5:4-5 | MHM | STEP | The Obligation of a Vow This section teaches us to take our promises to God seriously. Solomon explains that making a vow is a serious commitment, and we should not make promises lightly or break them. He also reminds us to fear God above all, and not to be discouraged by injustice in the world, because God is always watching and will judge fairly in the end. v. 4-5 : Solomon says, When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay what you have vowed. Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay (Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 ). If you make a promise to God, you must keep it. Delaying or refusing to fulfill your vow is like trying to trick God, and He is not pleased with such behavior. It is better not to make a vow at all than to make one and not keep it.

‏ Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

The Obligation of a Vow

This section teaches us to take our promises to God seriously. Solomon explains that making a vow is a serious commitment, and we should not make promises lightly or break them. He also reminds us to fear God above all, and not to be discouraged by injustice in the world, because God is always watching and will judge fairly in the end.

v. 4-5: Solomon says, When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay what you have vowed. Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay (Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 ^a). If you make a promise to God, you must keep it. Delaying or refusing to fulfill your vow is like trying to trick God, and He is not pleased with such behavior. It is better not to make a vow at all than to make one and not keep it.

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