Numbers 30:2

Laws For Vows

¹ Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which the Lord has commanded. ² If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. ³ “Also if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by an obligation in her father’s house in her youth,

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 pay your vows.

Psalm 22:25

From You comes my praise in the great assembly;
I shall pay my vows before those who fear Him.

Psalm 50:14

“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High;

Psalm 116:14

I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.

Acts 23:12

When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Leviticus 5:4

Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty in one of these.

Psalm 66:13-14

I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall pay You my vows,

Psalm 116:18

I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for a man to say rashly, “It is holy!”
And after the vows to make inquiry.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!

Nahum 1:15

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For never again will the wicked one pass through you;
He is cut off completely.

Genesis 28:20-22

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear,

Exodus 20:7

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Leviticus 27:2-34

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man makes a difficult vow, he shall be valued according to your valuation of persons belonging to the Lord.

Numbers 21:2

So Israel made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”

Numbers 30:3-4

“Also if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by an obligation in her father’s house in her youth,

Numbers 30:10

However, if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound herself by an obligation with an oath,

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the Lord your God will surely require it of you.

Judges 11:11

Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord at Mizpah.

Judges 11:30-31

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,

Judges 11:35-36

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are among those who trouble me; for I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.”

Judges 11:39

At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her according to the vow which he had made; and she had no relations with a man. Thus it became a custom in Israel,

Psalm 15:3

He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

Psalm 55:20

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.

Psalm 56:12

Your vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will render thank offerings to You.

Psalm 76:11

Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared.

Psalm 119:106

I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

Matthew 5:33-34

“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

Matthew 14:7-9

so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Matthew 23:16

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’

Matthew 23:18

And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.’

Acts 23:14

They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

Acts 23:21

So do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him; and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.”

2 Corinthians 1:23

But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 9:9-11

as it is written,
“He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever.”