Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 5:3
A church father on this verse
“"When you make a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for He has no liking for fools; what you vow, pay. Better that you not vow at all, than that you vow and not pay. "A simple man does not need understanding by interpretation. It is better not to promise than not to keep promises, since they displease God and are num…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, Defer not to pay it; For he has no pleasure in fools: Pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed.
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1Be not hasty with thy mouth, And let not thy heart be swift To utter anything before God; For God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: Therefore let thy words be few.
2For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; And a fool’s voice is with a multitude of words.
— Ecclesiastes 5:3 —
4It is better that thou shouldest not vow, Than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
5Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; And say not in the presence of God, It was an error: Lest God be angry at thy voice, And destroy the works of thy hands.