Leviticus 5:4

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Summary

Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

To do evil

Bible References

To do evil

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

The men answered her, “We will give our lives for yours. If you don’t report our mission, we will show kindness and faithfulness to you when the Lord gives us the land.”

So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

if then you have acted faithfully and honestly with Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech and may he also rejoice in you.

whatever comes out of the doors of my house to greet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.”

What should we do about wives for the survivors? We’ve sworn to the Lord not to give them any of our daughters as wives.”

Making a vow, she pleaded, “Lord of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath: “The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

Therefore swear to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s family.”

May God punish me and do so severely if I let any of his men survive until morning.”

David spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul’s son Jonathan, because of the oath of the Lord that was between David and Jonathan, Saul’s son.

He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

and how he swore an oath to the Lord,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. He will not escape!”

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

So he swore oaths to her: “Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

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.