Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
General references
Bible References
A snare
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Leviticus 5:15
If any one act unfaithfully and sin through inadvertence in the holy things of Jehovah, then he shall bring his trespass-offering to Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the small cattle, according to thy valuation by shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering.
Leviticus 22:10
And no stranger shall eat the holy thing; the sojourner with the priest, and the hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
Leviticus 27:30
And as to every tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of the tree, it is Jehovah's: it is holy to Jehovah.
Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? In tithes and heave-offerings.
After
Leviticus 27:9
And if it be a beast whereof men bring an offering unto Jehovah, all that they give of such unto Jehovah shall be holy.
Numbers 30:2
If a man vow a vow to Jehovah, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; according to all that hath gone out of his mouth shall he do.
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Matthew 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.
General references
Ecclesiastes 5:5
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.