 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.  The Methodist Magazine - Page 531818Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Cunningham - 1843 - 408 pages
...various explicit statutes enjoin the same. Such are these — " Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God."20 " 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."21 " When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1843 - 348 pages
...it shall be no sin in thee. Prov. xx. 25. It is a snare after vows to make inquiry. Eccl. v. 4, 5. 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 shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1843 - 348 pages
...be no sin in thee. Prov. xx. 25. It is a snare after vows to make inquiry. Eccl. v. 4, 6. When tliou 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 shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not... | |
 | Robert South - 1843 - 620 pages
...bind, corruption must needs be Ixmndless. Solomon gives us an excellent admonition in Eccles. v. 4 : " When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it ; for God hath no pleasure in fools." Where we may observe, that he supposes that men are not of such prostitute... | |
 | Thomas Halton - 1843 - 240 pages
...>XXII. XXIII. the Lord s 1 XXIV. XXV. Supper. . ri 1 PART I. THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT. ECCL. v, 4. " When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it." 2 TIM. ii. i9. " Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." HISTORICAL AND... | |
 | George Bush - 1844 - 270 pages
...be religiously kept. Better is it not to vow, than to vow and not perform.' So Solomon exhorts ; ' 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.' Even though the rigid observance of our vows should subject us to great sacrifices,... | |
 | 1915 - 464 pages
...God can look with no pleasure on mockery or trifling here. Vows had better be avoided than violated. "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." The Emperor Sigismund, having made promises of amendment in a fit of sickness,... | |
 | 1893 - 286 pages
...Hebrews was that one should be cautious in making vows ; but, if made, they must be strictly observed. " When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it, for he hath no pleasure in fools ; neither say thou that it was an error : wherefore should God be angry at thy voice . . ?" (Eccles.... | |
 | Zondervan - 1984 - 940 pages
...dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. 4 `c 6 which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is if that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and... | |
 | Herbert Lockyer - 1990 - 356 pages
...23:21,23 "I will pay thee my vows, which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken." Psalm 66: 13, 14 "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 it is that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not... | |
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