The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 5:5 Explained

Ecclesiastes 5:5

KJV: Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

YLT: Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

Darby: Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

ASV: Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Better  [is it] that thou shouldest not vow,  than that thou shouldest vow  and not pay. 

What does Ecclesiastes 5:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 5

1  vanities in divine service
8  in murmuring against oppression
9  and in riches
18  Joy in riches is the gift of God

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 5:5 mean?

Better that not to vow than to vow and not pay
ט֖וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־ תִדֹּ֑ר מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר‪‬‪‬ וְלֹ֥א תְשַׁלֵּֽם

ט֖וֹב  Better 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תִדֹּ֑ר  to  vow 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: נָדַר  
Sense: to vow, make a vow.
מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר‪‬‪‬  than  to  vow 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, relative, Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: נָדַר  
Sense: to vow, make a vow.
וְלֹ֥א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תְשַׁלֵּֽם  pay 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: .

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