Judges 11:35
When he saw her, he ripped his clothes in sorrow and said: Oh, my daughter! My heart is breaking! Why must it be you? I have made a solemn promise to Jehovah, and I cannot take it back!
Genesis 37:29-30
Reuben came back to the pit and found that Joseph was not there. He tore his clothes in sorrow.
Genesis 37:34-35
Jacob tore his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. He mourned for his son a long time.
Genesis 42:36-38
Their father Jacob said to them: You are going to make me lose all my children! Joseph is no longer with us. Simeon is no longer with us. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!
Leviticus 27:28-29
However, everything dedicated to Jehovah for destruction, a person, an animal, or a field that belongs to you, must not be sold or bought back. Everything dedicated in that way is very holy. It belongs to Jehovah.
Numbers 30:2-5
If a man makes a vow to Jehovah that he will do something or swears an oath that he will not do something, he must not break his word. He must do everything he said he would do.
Judges 21:1-7
The Israelites gathered at Mizpah. They made a solemn promise to Jehovah: None of us will allow a daughter to marry a Benjaminite.
1 Samuel 14:44-45
Saul said: May God strike me dead if you are not put to death!
2 Samuel 13:30-31
While they were on their way, David heard this rumor: Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and not a single one is left.
2 Samuel 18:33
The king was shaken by the news. He went to the room above the gate and cried. My son Absalom! He said. My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!
Job 1:20
Then Job got up and tore his clothes in grief. He shaved his head and threw himself face down on the ground.
Psalm 15:4
The one who despises those rejected by God but honors those who reverence (respect) Jehovah. The one who makes a promise and does not break it even though he is hurt by it.
Ecclesiastes 5:2-6
Do not be in a hurry to talk. Do not be eager to speak in the presence of God. Since God is in heaven and you are on earth, limit the number of your words.
Matthew 14:7-9
So he promised with an oath to give her anything she wanted.
Acts 23:14
They went to the chief priests and elders and said: We have united with a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.