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Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 When you make a vow to God, don't delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
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English Standard Version
4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
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King James Version
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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The Message Bible
4 When you tell God you'll do something, do it - now. God takes no pleasure in foolish gabble. Vow it, then do it.
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New American Standard Bible
4 When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!
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New International Version
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.
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New King James Version
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed--
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New Living Translation
4 When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.
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New Revised Standard
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
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American Standard Version
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.
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The Bible in Basic English
4 When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.
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Common English Bible
4 When you make a promise to God, fulfill it without delay because God has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
4 When you make a promise to God, fulfill it without delay because God has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
4 If you make a vow to God, don't delay in discharging it. For God takes no pleasure in fools, so discharge your vow!
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The Darby Translation
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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Good News Translation
4 So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
4 So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
4 When you make a promise to God, don't be slow to keep it because God doesn't like fools. Keep your promise.
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Hebrew Names Version
4 When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
4 When thou dost vow a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou hast vowed.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed .
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Lexham English Bible
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for {he takes no pleasure} in fools. Fulfill what you vow!
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
4 better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
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New Century Version
4 If you make a promise to God, don't be slow to keep it. God is not happy with fools, so give God what you promised.
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New International Reader's Version
4 When you make a promise to God, don't wait too long to carry it out. He isn't pleased with foolish people. So do what you have promised.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
4 (5-3) If thou hast vowed any thing to God, defer not to pay it: for an unfaithful and foolish promise displeaseth him: but whatsoever thou hast vowed, pay it.
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Revised Standard Version
4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
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Third Millennium Bible
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it, for He hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou hast vowed.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it, for He hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou hast vowed.
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The Latin Vulgate
4 multoque melius est non vovere quam post votum promissa non conplere
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
4 multoque melius est non vovere quam post votum promissa non conplere
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The Webster Bible
4 When thou vowest a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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World English Bible
4 When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
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Wycliffe
4 If thou hast avowed anything to God, tarry thou not to yield it; for an unfaithful and fond promise displeaseth him; but yield thou whatever thing thou hast avowed;
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Young's Literal Translation
4 When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest -- complete.
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