Ecclesiastes 5:5
American King James Version (AKJV)
Better is it that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And it is much better not to make a vow, than, after a vow, not to fulfill what was promised.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Better not to make any vows at all than to make vow you don't keep.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
King James Version (KJV)
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Better is it that thou shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not pay.
World English Bible (WEB)
It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.