QUOTES on KEEPING YOUR WORD

Vows are often made in storms and forgotten in calms. (anon)

He who is slow to make a promise is always the most faithful in performing.

When you break your word, you break something that cannot be mended.

{And for those who like to hear it straight from The Boss}

The Lord hates those who don't keep their word, but he delights in those who do. (Proverbs 12:22)

It is dangerous to make a rash promise to God before counting the cost. (Proverbs 20:25)

{And those who have ever said - as I have done myself- "God, if you get me out of this I swear I will never (fill in the blank) again", just to turn around and blank again next week, or "God, get me out of this and I will donate (say, 10% of my pay, whatever) to (say, the church, orphans, the homeless, etc)" to then break that promise and say God will understand:

When you make a promise to God, do not delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. (Ecclesiastes 5:4)


{For the record, I'm not Christian. I'm not affiliated with any religion - it's just me and my God and none of nobody else's business. But, I do think the Bible has some very good advise for living. And I despise hypocrites who judge me and/or others, while they clearly break the rules in their own book which they use to judge others by - even though that very book warns many times that judgement is God's job, and no human should attempt to do it for him. Also, hypocrites are absolutely not only hypochristians - they come in every flavor, including Wiccan. And all the rest. So it is by these reasons I claim the right to quote the Bible even tho I'm neither Christian nor Jew. I may in the future also quote other religious sources, if I find something I like and want to share. And in case you couldn't tell, I've had this argument in my real life with a person who thought touching the Bible made me Christian, and my life made me a hypocrite for not following all their rules. I'm sure many of you know exactly what I mean. Have a good day, everyone.}

ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8 (SOURCE OF THE 60s SONG "TURN TURN TURN"

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which has been planted.
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.