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Ecclesiastes 5:4
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Ecclesiastes 5:4
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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—
Ecclesiastes 5:4
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Ecclesiastes 5:4
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4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.(A) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.(B)
Numbers 30:2
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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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Numbers 30:2
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Numbers 30:2
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2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(A)
Deuteronomy 23:21-23
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Deuteronomy 23:21-23
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21 (A)“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. 22 But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. 23 (B)That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.
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Deuteronomy 23:21-23
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Deuteronomy 23:21-23
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21 If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it,(A) for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.(B) 22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.(C) 23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.
Psalm 66:13-14
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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 66:13-14
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Psalm 66:13-14
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Matthew 5:33
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Matthew 5:33
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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.’
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- Matthew 5:33 ancient times
Matthew 5:33
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Matthew 5:33
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Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(A) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(B)
Psalm 76:11
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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 76:11
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Psalm 76:11
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Psalm 50:14
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Psalm 50:14
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Psalm 50:14
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Psalm 50:14
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Malachi 1:10
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Malachi 1:10
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10 “Who is there even among you who would shut the doors,
(A)So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain?
I have no pleasure in you,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
(B)“Nor will I accept an offering from your hands.
Malachi 1:10
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Malachi 1:10
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10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors,(A) so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased(B) with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept(C) no offering(D) from your hands.
Psalm 147:10-11
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Psalm 147:10-11
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10 (A)He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
Psalm 116:14
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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 116:14
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Psalm 116:14
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14 I will fulfill my vows(A) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
Hebrews 10:6
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Hebrews 10:6
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6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
You had no pleasure.
Hebrews 10:6
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Hebrews 10:6
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6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings
you were not pleased.
Jonah 2:9
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Jonah 2:9
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9 But I will (A)sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have (B)vowed.
(C)Salvation is of the (D)Lord.”
Jonah 2:9
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Jonah 2:9
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Isaiah 19:21
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Isaiah 19:21
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21 Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will (A)know the Lord in that day, and (B)will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it.
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Isaiah 19:21
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Isaiah 19:21
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21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge(A) the Lord. They will worship(B) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.(C)
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