Ecclesiastes 5:4

"When you make. vow to God, do not be late in paying it, for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!"do not be late in paying it" -God expects us to keep our word (Deut. Ecclesiastes 23:21-23). For security against vows which were made irresponsibility or rashly, fathers were allowed to overrule the vows of minor daughters (Num. Ecclesiastes 30:5), and husbands could overrule rash vows made by their wives (Ecclesiastes 30:8).

Points To Note:

1 When we were baptized, each one of us made. vow to God. "False worship is as much an affront to God as obscene insults are to. wife or husband. Better to bribe. judge than to ply God with hollow words; better to slap. policeman than to seek God's influence by meaningless gestures; better to perjure yourself in court than to harry God with promises you cannot keep" (David Hubbard). 2. The fool is the person who makes promises to God that he or she doesn't keep. How many of us have played the part of the fool? In the past did we promise to God that we would serve Him better, teach more people, etc….? 3. People also need to remember that when they married they made vows not only to their future mate, but also to God. God holds us to our promises, even if we don't! Do any of us have outstanding and long overdue vows before God that need to be paid? Please note, God doesn't realize us from our promises until we fulfill them.