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 them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.
Matthew 14:7
Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. And being before instructed by her mother,
Acts 23:12
And when it was day, some of the Jews entering into a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, That they would neither eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul.
2 Corinthians 1:23
But I call God for a record on my soul, that to spare you, I came not as yet to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 9:9
(As it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness remaineth for ever.
To bind
Matthew 23:16
Wo to 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, he is bound.