 | 1611 - 360 pages
...dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay...that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh... | |
 | Peter Hall - 1661 - 176 pages
...O no ! Your perfidiousness aggravateth your Ecci. v.4, 5. sin and misery. 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 ; better it is that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. O bless the Lord, that... | |
 | Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...make them void, after that he hath heard them, then he ftiall bear her Iniquity. b When thou voweft a Vow unto God, defer not to pay it: For he hath no pleafure in Fools: Pay that thou ha(t vowed. Better it is that thou (houldeft not vow, than that thou... | |
 | James Burroughs - 1733 - 296 pages
...conclude all with the advice of Solomon, in the book of Ecclefiaftes, chap. V. ver. 4, 5. When thou voweft a vow unto God, defer not to pay it ; for he hath no pleajure in fools. Pay that which thou haft vowed: better is it that thou fhouldeft not vow, than that... | |
 | William Dodwell - 1745 - 158 pages
...promifed with thy Mouth. Suitably the wife Man advifes and directs, Ecclef. v. 4. When thou haft vowed a Vow unto God, defer not to pay it, for he hath no Pleafure in Fools. Pay that which thou haft vowed: Better it is, that thou Jhould not <vow, than tha.t... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 482 pages
...breach or performance of them. So Solomon feems to intimate, Ecclef. v. 4, 6. " When SERM. " thou vowtft a vow unto GOD, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleafure in fools ; pay that '* which thou haft vowed. Suffer not thy mouth " to caufe thy flefh to... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath fent me unto you. с Eccl. v. 4. When thou voweft a vow unto God, defer not to pay it • for he hath nopleafure in fools; pay that which thou haft vowed. v. 5. Better is it that thou fhouldft not vow,... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1768 - 576 pages
...Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath fent me unto you. с Eccl v. 4. When thou vowolt a vow unto God, defer not to pay it ; for he hath no pleafure in fouis : pay that which thou hall vowed, r. 5 Better is it that thou fliould IT t vow, than... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech, Church of Scotland - 1773 - 570 pages
...Godfor God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. v. 4. When thou vowelia vow unto God, defer not to pay it: for he hath no pleafure in fools; pay that which thou haft vowed, f. 5. Better is it that thou fhouldftnot vow, than... | |
 | John Wesley - 1790 - 736 pages
...florae, I will ferve thee." Then that paffage of Solomon came1 to raj- mind; •' When thdu' v'oWeft a vow unto God) defer not' to pay it, for he hath no pleafure in fools; pay that thou vowefh" I thought, " I will. t I will ferve the devil no more." But... | |
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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. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 
