Ecclesiastes 5:6
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
Let not your mouth lead you into sin , and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake . Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands ?
NIV
Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?
KJV
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error : wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?