Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.

Commentaries

2

John Gill

John Gill

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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Better [is it] that you should not vow For a vow is an arbitrary thing; a man is not bound to make it, and while he vows …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

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17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When a person made vows rashly, he allowed his mouth to cause his flesh to sin. This refers to a case where a man comes to the priest, pretending t…