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Ecclesiastes 5:5

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"It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay."

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A reflection on the meaning of life and finding purpose in God.

Old Testament • Book #21

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Ecclesiastes 5:3

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.

Ecclesiastes 5:4

When you vow a vow to God, do not defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which y...

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Do not protest before the messenger that this was a mi...

Ecclesiastes 5:7

For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God.

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