Numbers 30:2

Laws For Vows

¹ Later, Moses told the elders of the Israeli tribes, "This is what the LORD has commanded: ² "When a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath an obligation that is binding to himself he is not to break his word. Instead, he is to fulfill whatever promise came out of his mouth.'" ³ "When a young woman makes a vow to the LORD or pledges herself to an obligation while she still lives in her father's house,

Swear an Oath

To the Lord

Vow to the Lord

Jehovah

Job 22:27

You'll entreat him and he'll listen to you as you fulfill your vows.

Psalm 22:25

My praise in the great congregation is because of you; I will pay my vows before those who fear you.

Psalm 50:14

Offer to God a thanksgiving praise; pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 116:14

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.

Acts 23:12

In the morning, the Jewish leaders formed a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink anything before they had killed Paul.

Leviticus 5:4

When a person has sworn inadvertently by what he has said, whether for evil or good, whatever it was that the person spoke, when he comes to understand what he said, he will incur guilt by one of these things.

Psalm 66:13-14

I will come to your house with burnt offerings. I will fulfill my vows to you

Psalm 116:18

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

When you make a promise to God, don't fail to keep it, since he isn't pleased with fools. Keep what you promise

Nahum 1:15

Look! There on the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good news, who broadcasts a message of peace. Judah, celebrate your solemn festivals and keep your vows, because the wicked will never again invade you. Nineveh will be completely eliminated!

Genesis 28:20-22

Then he made this solemn vow: "If God remains with me, watches over me throughout this journey that I'm taking, gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,

Exodus 20:7

"You are not to misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave unpunished the one who misuses his name.

Leviticus 27:2-34

"Tell the Israelis that when a person makes a special vow based on the appropriate value of people who belong to the LORD,

Numbers 21:2

Then Israel made this vow in the LORD's presence: "If you give these people into our control, we intend to devote their cities to total destruction."

Numbers 30:3-4

"When a young woman makes a vow to the LORD or pledges herself to an obligation while she still lives in her father's house,

Numbers 30:10

If, while she had been living in her late or former husband's house, she makes a vow or a promise that binds her with an oath,

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

"When you make a vow to the LORD your God, don't delay paying it, because the LORD your God will certainly demand payment from you, and then you will be guilty of sin.

Judges 11:11

So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people appointed him head and military commander over them. Jephthah uttered everything he had to say with the solemnity of an oath in the LORD's presence at Mizpah.

Judges 11:30-31

Jephthah made this solemn vow to the LORD: "If you truly give the Ammonites into my control,

Judges 11:35-36

When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and cried out, "Oh no! My daughter! You have terribly burdened me! You've joined those who are causing me trouble, because I've given my word to the LORD, and I cannot go back on it.

Judges 11:39

Later, after the two months were concluded, she returned to her father, and he fulfilled what he had solemnly vowed and she never married. That's how the custom arose in Israel

Psalm 15:3

The one who does not slander with his tongue, who does no evil to his neighbor, and who does not destroy his friend's reputation.

Psalm 55:20

Each of my friends raises his hand against his allies; each of my friends breaks his word.

Psalm 56:12

God, I have taken vows before you; therefore I will offer thanksgiving sacrifices to you.

Psalm 76:11

Let everyone who surrounds the LORD your God make a vow and fulfill it to the Awesome One.

Psalm 119:106

I have given my word and affirmed it, to keep your righteous judgments.

Matthew 5:33-34

"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

Matthew 14:7-9

so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for.

Matthew 23:16

"How terrible it will be for you, blind guides! You say, "Whoever swears an oath by the sanctuary is excused, but whoever swears an oath by the gold of the sanctuary must keep his oath.'

Matthew 23:18

Again you say, "Whoever swears an oath by the altar is excused, but whoever swears by the gift that is on it must keep his oath.'

Acts 23:14

They went to the high priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to taste any food before we have killed Paul.

Acts 23:21

Don't believe them, because more than 40 of them are planning to ambush him. They've taken an oath not to eat or drink before they've killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent."

2 Corinthians 1:23

I call upon God as a witness on my behalf that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 9:9-11

As it is written, "He scatters everywhere and gives to the poor; his righteousness lasts forever."