Ecclesiastes 5:5 
Context| NET © | It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. 1 |
| NIV © biblegateway Ecc 5:5 | It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfil it. |
| NASB © biblegateway Ecc 5:5 | It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. |
| NLT © biblegateway Ecc 5:5 | It is better to say nothing than to promise something that you don’t follow through on. |
| MSG © biblegateway Ecc 5:5 | Far better not to vow in the first place than to vow and not pay up. |
| BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 5:5 | It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it. |
| NRSV © bibleoremusEcc 5:5 | It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not fulfill it. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 5:5 | Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © biblegateway Ecc 5:5 | |
| HEBREW | |
| LXXM | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | |
| NET © | It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. 1 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The word “it” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. |

