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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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)
Psalm 50:14
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Psalm 50:14
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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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14 I will fulfill my vows(A) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
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.
Job 22:27
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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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Acts 23:12
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The Plot to Kill Paul
12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy(A) and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.(B)
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.
Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
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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) 5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.(C)
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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Acts 23:21
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21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty(A) of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him.(B) They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
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
Matthew 5:33-34
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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) 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(C) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(D)
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
Nahum 1:15
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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.
Proverbs 20:25
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25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
and only later to consider one’s vows.(A)
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 116:18
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18 I will fulfill my vows(A) to the Lord
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 66:13-14
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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
Psalm 55:20
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