Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
To bind
Bible References
Swear
Matthew 5:33
Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths:"
Matthew 14:7
so that with an oath he promised to give her whatever she should ask.
Acts 23:12
Then as soon as it was day, some of the Jews forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under the direst imprecation, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
2 Corinthians 1:23
But I appeal to God as a witness unto my soul, that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth:
2 Corinthians 9:9
as it is written, "He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor, his righteousness abideth for ever."
To bind
Matthew 23:16
Wo unto you ye blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, it is binding.