Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, etc. - We are under constant obligations to live to God; no vow can make it more so. Yet, there may be cases in which we should bind ourselves to take up some particular cross, to perform some particular duty, to forego some particular attachment that does not tend to bring our souls nearer to God. Then, if fully determined, and strong in faith relative to the point, bind and hold fast; but if not fully, rationally, and conscientiously determined, "do not suffer thy mouth to cause thy soul to sin."
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Ecclesiastes 5:5
5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.