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.
Vow a vow
Swear
To bind
General references
Bible References
Vow a vow
Numbers 21:2
And Israel will vow a vow to Jehovah, and will say, If giving, thou wilt give this people into my hand, and I exterminated their cities.
Genesis 28:20
And Jacob will vow a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will preserve me in this way which I went, and gave to me bread to eat, and covering to put on,
Leviticus 27:2
Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When a man shall separate a vow by thy estimation, the souls for Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 23:21
When thou shalt vow a vow to Jehovah thy God thou shalt not delay to complete it, for Jehovah thy God requiring, will require it from thee; and it was sin in thee.
Judges 11:11
And Jephthah will go with the old men of Gilead, and the people will set him over them for head and for chief: and Jephthah will speak all his words before Jehovah in Mizpeh.
Psalm 15:3
Slandering not with his tongue, not doing evil to his neighbor, lifting up no reproach against his neighbor.
Psalm 56:12
Upon me, O God, thy vows: I will repay praises to thee.
Psalm 76:11
Vow, ye, and repay to Jehovah your God: all being round about him shall bring a gift for fear.
Psalm 119:106
I sware, and I will cease to stand, to watch the judgments of thy justice.
Proverbs 20:25
The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.
Swear
Exodus 20:7
Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not cleanse him who shall take his name in vain.
Leviticus 5:4
Or when a soul shall swear to talk idly with his lips for evil, or for good, for all which the man shall talk idly with an oath, and it was hid from him; and he shall know, and be guilty for one from these.
Matthew 5:33
Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear a false oath, and thou shalt. return to the Lord thine oaths.
Matthew 14:7
Wherefore, with an oath, he agreed to give her whatever she should ask.
Acts 23:12
And it being day, certain of the Jews having made a condition, anathematized themselves, saying, neither to eat or drink till they kill Paul.
2 Corinthians 1:23
And I call upon God a witness upon my soul, that, sparing you, I came no more to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 9:9
(As has been written, He scattered; he gave to the poor: his justice remains forever.
To bind
Numbers 30:3
And a woman when she shall vow a vow to Jehovah, and bind a binding in the house of her father, in her youth;
Matthew 23:16
Woe to you blind guides, saying, Whoever should swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever should swear by the gold of the temple, he is indebted!
He shall do
Job 22:27
And thou shalt pray to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt repay thy vows.
Psalm 22:25
Of thee my praise in the great convocation: I will complete my vows before them fearing him.
Psalm 50:14
Sacrifice to God thanksgiving, and repay thy vows to the Most High:
Psalm 66:13
I will go into thine house with 'burnt-offerings: I will repay to thee my vows,
Psalm 116:14
I will repay my vows to Jehovah before now to all his people.
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou shalt vow a vow to God, thou shalt not delay to repay it; for there is no desire in the foolish: repay what thou shalt vow.
Nahum 1:15
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him announcing good news, causing peace to be heard. O Judah, keep thy festivals, complete thy vows: for Belial shall no more add to pass through thee: he was completely cut off.
General references
Numbers 30:4
And her father heard her vow and her binding which she bound upon her soul, and her father was silent to her; and all her vows stood, and all the binding which she bound upon her soul shall stand.
Joshua 2:17
And the men will say to her, We are free from this thine oath which thou caused us to swear.