Numbers 30:2
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2 (A)If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or (B)swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall (C)do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
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Psalm 116:14
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14 (A)I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.
Psalm 50:14
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Job 22:27
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27 (A)You will make your prayer to Him,
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
Acts 23:12
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12 And when it was day, (A)some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had (B)killed Paul.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
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4 (A)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to (B)pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed—
5 (C)Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
Psalm 22:25
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25 (A)My praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
(B)I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
Acts 23:21
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21 But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
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Nahum 1:15
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15 Behold, on the mountains
The (A)feet of him who brings good tidings,
Who proclaims peace!
O Judah, keep your appointed feasts,
Perform your vows.
For the [a]wicked one shall no more pass through you;
He is (B)utterly cut off.
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- Nahum 1:15 Lit. one of Belial
Proverbs 20:25
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25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.
Psalm 116:18
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18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,
Psalm 66:13-14
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13 (A)I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;
(B)I will pay You my [a]vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered
And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.
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- Psalm 66:13 Promised deeds
Psalm 55:20
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20 He has (A)put forth his hands against those who (B)were at peace with him;
He has broken his [a]covenant.
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- Psalm 55:20 treaty
Numbers 30:3-4
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3 “Or if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by some agreement while in her father’s house in her youth, 4 and her father hears her vow and the agreement by which she has bound herself, and her father [a]holds his peace, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement with which she has bound herself shall stand.
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- Numbers 30:4 says nothing to interfere
Leviticus 5:4
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4 ‘Or if a person [a]swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips (A)to do evil or (B)to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.
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- Leviticus 5:4 vows
2 Corinthians 9:9-11
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9 As it is written:
(A)“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
10 Now [a]may He who (B)supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, [b]supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your (C)righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, (D)which causes thanksgiving through us to God.
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- 2 Corinthians 9:10 NU omits may
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 NU will supply
2 Corinthians 1:23
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23 Moreover (A)I call God as witness against my soul, (B)that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
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Acts 23:14
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14 They came to the chief priests and (A)elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
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Matthew 23:18
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18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’
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Matthew 23:16
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16 “Woe to you, (A)blind guides, who say, (B)‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’
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Matthew 14:7-9
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7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
8 So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”
9 And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.
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Matthew 5:33-34
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Jesus Forbids Oaths
33 “Again you have heard that (A)it was said to those of [a]old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (D)do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is (E)God’s throne;
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- Matthew 5:33 ancient times
Psalm 119:106
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106 (A)I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
Psalm 76:11
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11 (A)Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them;
(B)Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
Psalm 56:12
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12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
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