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—
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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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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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 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.
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
Psalm 50:14
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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.
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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14 (A)I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.
Hebrews 10:6
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6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
You had no pleasure.
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.”
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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Psalm 119:106
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106 (A)I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
Psalm 116:16-18
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16 O Lord, truly (A)I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, (B)the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You (C)the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,
Genesis 35:3
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3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, (A)who answered me in the day of my distress (B)and has been with me in the way which I have gone.”
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Genesis 35:1
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Jacob’s Return to Bethel
35 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, (B)who appeared to you (C)when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
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Genesis 28:20
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20 (A)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If (B)God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me (C)bread to eat and clothing to put on,
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