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Sermon Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

Ecclesiastes 3:1-5:20 A profound gloom rests on the second act or section of this drama. It teaches us that we are helpless in the iron grip of laws which we had no voice in making; that we often lie at the mercy of men whose mercy is but a caprice; that in our origin and end, in body and spirit, in faculty and prospect, in our lives and pleasures, we are no better than the beasts that perish; that the avocations into which we plunge, amid which we seek to forget our sad estate, spring from our... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

DISCOURSE: 832DUTY OF PAYING OUR VOWSEcclesiastes 5:4-5, When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou hast rowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.THE offering of vows was extremely common under the Mosaic dispensation; and many laws were instituted in relation to them. By them persons bound themselves to the performance of certain things which were not specifically appointed of God.... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

Chapter 5Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they do not consider the evil that they do ( Ecclesiastes 5:1 ).When you go into the house of God, listen. Be more ready to hear.Don't be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and you are upon the earth: therefore let your words be few ( Ecclesiastes 5:2 ).And now he's talking about going in the house of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ecclesiastes 5:1-20

Ecclesiastes 5:1 . Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God. Avoid wandering thoughts, and be wholly absorbed in devotion. Do not hear the words of prayer only, but desire the blessings sought. Set the Lord always before you, as enthroned in his temple, and surrounded with cherubim and seraphim. Contemplate God in the glory of his covenant; see yourselves as worms of the dust, and you will gradually enter into the true spirit and power of devotion. Then, when the hour of prayer is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ecclesiastes 5:1-12

Ecclesiastes 5:1-12Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.Reverence and fidelityThis passage is a series of cautions against irreverence and insincerity in worship, against discouragement because of political wrongs, and against the passion for, and misuse of, great riches. Distrust in God underlies all these evils. Humble faith in and reliance upon Him, in the contrast, mark the wise man. Note--I. One’s proper bearing in the Lord’s house (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7).1. In the first three... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.Of remembering and keeping our vowsOne of the greatest inconveniences to which men are exposed in the various transactions of life, one of the greatest hindrances in their performance of duty, is forgetfulness: and this may be owing, partly to a defective constitution of mind, more frequently to habits of inattention and wilful neglect. A benefactor confers upon us a distinguished favour: we feel deeply sensible of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:4

Ecc 5:4 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. Ver. 4. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it. ] See Trapp on " Deu 23:22 " It is in thy power to vow or not to vow. Vovere nusquam est praeceptum, saith Bellarmine. a We have no command to vow. That of David, "Vow and perform to the Lord your God," is not purum praeceptum, saith Mr Cartwright, a pure precept, but like that other, "Be angry,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 5:5

Ecc 5:5 Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Ver. 5. Better it is that thou shouldest not vow, ] q.d., Who bade thee be so forward? Why wouldst thou become a voluntary votary, and so rashly engage to the loss of thy liberty and the offence of thy God, who expected thou shouldst have kept touch, and not have dealt thus slipperily with him? a "Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God." Act 5:4 "As the truth of Christ is in me," saith Paul; 2Co... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ecclesiastes 5:4

vowest: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 35:3, Numbers 30:2, Deuteronomy 23:21-Isaiah :, Psalms 50:14, Psalms 76:11, Psalms 119:106, Isaiah 19:21, Matthew 5:33 for: Psalms 147:10, Psalms 147:11, Malachi 1:10, Hebrews 10:6 pay: Psalms 66:13, Psalms 66:14, Psalms 116:14, Psalms 116:16-Job :, Jonah 2:9 Reciprocal: Genesis 35:7 - built Leviticus 22:18 - vows Leviticus 22:21 - to accomplish Leviticus 27:2 - a singular vow Deuteronomy 23:23 - That which Judges 11:30 - General 1 Samuel 1:11 -... read more