Numbers 30:2

Laws For Vows

¹ Moses told the leaders of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ² When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised. ³ “When a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the Lord or puts herself under an obligation,

Swear an Oath

To the Lord

Vow to the Lord

Jehovah

Job 22:27

You will pray to Him, and He will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.

Psalm 22:25

I will give praise in the great congregation
because of You;
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.

Psalm 50:14

Sacrifice a thank offering to God,
and pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 116:14

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people.

Acts 23:12

When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.

Leviticus 5:4

Or if someone swears rashly to do what is good or evil—concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath—without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.

Psalm 66:13-14

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay You my vows

Psalm 116:18

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people,

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly
and later to reconsider his vows.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.

Nahum 1:15

Look to the mountains—
the feet of one bringing good news
and proclaiming peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked one will never again
march through you;
he will be entirely wiped out.

Genesis 28:20-22

Then Jacob made a vow: “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, if He provides me with food to eat and clothing to wear,

Exodus 20:7

Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.

Leviticus 27:2-34

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When someone makes a special vow to the Lord that involves the assessment of people,

Numbers 21:2

Then Israel made a vow to the Lord, “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will completely destroy their cities.”

Numbers 30:3-4

“When a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the Lord or puts herself under an obligation,

Numbers 30:10

“If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will require it of you, and it will be counted against you as sin.

Judges 11:11

So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead. The people put him over themselves as leader and commander, and Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the Lord at Mizpah.

Judges 11:30-31

Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If You will hand over the Ammonites to me,

Judges 11:35-36

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have devastated me! You have brought great misery on me. I have given my word to the Lord and cannot take it back.”

Judges 11:39

At the end of two months, she returned to her father, and he kept the vow he had made about her. And she had never been intimate with a man. Now it became a custom in Israel

Psalm 15:3

who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,

Psalm 55:20

My friend acts violently
against those at peace with him;
he violates his covenant.

Psalm 56:12

I am obligated by vows to You, God;
I will make my thank offerings to You.

Psalm 76:11

Make and keep your vows
to the Lord your God;
let all who are around Him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring One.

Psalm 119:106

I have solemnly sworn
to keep Your righteous judgments.

Matthew 5:33-34

“Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

Matthew 14:7-9

So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Matthew 23:16

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’

Matthew 23:18

Also, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’

Acts 23:14

These men went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse that we won’t eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Acts 23:21

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

2 Corinthians 1:23

I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 9:9-11

As it is written:

He scattered;
He gave to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.