Ecclesiastes 5:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

Young's Literal Translation
Better that thou do not vow, than{.htm" title="{"> that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

King James Bible
Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Hebrew
It is better
ט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to vow
תִדֹּ֑ר (ṯid·dōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5087: To promise

than to make a vow
מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר‪‬‪‬ (miš·šet·tid·dō·wr)
Preposition-m, Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5087: To promise

and not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

fulfill it.
תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ (ṯə·šal·lêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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