New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 5:4-8
4WhenH3512 you 1makeH5087 a vowH5088 to GodH430, do not be lateH309 in payingH7999 it; for He takes noH369 delightH2656 in foolsH3684. 2PayH7999 whatH834 you vowH5087! 5It is 3betterH2896 that you not vowH5087, thanH4480 vowH5087 and not payH7999. 6Do not letH5414 your 4speechH6310 cause 5you to sinH2398, and do not sayH559 in the presenceH6440 of the messengerH4397 of God that it was a 6mistakeH7684. WhyH4100 should GodH430 beH7107 angryH7107 onH5921 accountH5921 ofH5921 your voiceH6963, and destroyH2254 the workH4639 of your handsH3027? 7For in manyH7230 dreamsH2472 and in manyH7235 wordsH1697 there is futilityH1892. RatherH3588, 78fearH3372 GodH430.
8IfH518 you seeH7200 9oppressionH6233 of the poorH7326 and 10denialH1498 of justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6664 in the provinceH4082, do not beH8539 11shockedH8539 at the 12sightH2656; for one 13officialH1364 watchesH8104 overH4480H5921 another 14officialH1364, and there are higherH1364 15officialsH1364 overH5921 them.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 5:4 Num 30:2; Ps 50:14; 76:11 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 5:4 Ps 66:13, 14 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 5:5 Prov 20:25; Acts 5:4 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit mouth ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit your body ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lev 4:2, 22; Num 15:25 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or revere ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Eccl 3:14; 7:18; 8:12, 13; 12:13 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Eccl 4:1 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Ezek 18:18 ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 5:8 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit delight ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit ones ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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