Psalm 119:106
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106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.(A)
Nehemiah 10:29
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29 join with their kin, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his ordinances and his statutes.(A)
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2 Corinthians 8:5
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5 and not as we expected. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us,
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Psalm 66:13-14
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13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay you my vows,(A)
14 those that my lips uttered
and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.(B)
Psalm 56:12
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12 My vows to you I must perform, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you.(A)
2 Kings 23:3
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3 The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, keeping his commandments, his decrees, and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. All the people joined in the covenant.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
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4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow.(A) 5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not fulfill it.(B)
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Psalm 119:115
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115 Go away from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.(A)
Matthew 5:33
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Concerning Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.’(A)
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2 Chronicles 15:13-14
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13 and whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.(A) 14 They took an oath to the Lord with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns.
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