KEEPING YOUR WORD

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

A person who doesn’t give a promised gift is like clouds and wind that don’t bring rain.

Proverbs 25:14

So when you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools.

Ecclesiastes 5:4

Vows are often made in storms and forgotten in calms.

Many promises impair confidence.

Latin Proverb

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

William Shakespeare

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that keeps them.

Owen Feltham

In the land of promise a man may die of hunger.

Dutch Proverb

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

Theodore Parker

He who is slow in promising is always the most faithful in performing.

Rousseau

Promises are like money—easier made than kept.

If you promise less and do more, your boss will eventually put your name on a door.

Do not vow—our love is frail as is our life, and full as little in our power.

Sir George Etherege

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

Promises are like crying babies in church—they should be carried out immediately.

One thing you can give and still keep is your word.