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?
 

5:6 before the angel. “Angel” is the same word as “messenger,” so this warning could apply to making a rash promise to any one who could speak for God.

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