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
The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
Leviticus 5:15
"When a person commits a trespass and sins by straying unintentionally from the regulations about the Lord's holy things, then he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, for a guilt offering.
Leviticus 22:10
"'No lay person may eat anything holy. Neither a priest's lodger nor a hired laborer may eat anything holy,
Leviticus 27:30
"'Any tithe of the land, from the grain of the land or from the fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
Malachi 3:8
Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, 'How are we robbing you?' In tithes and contributions!
After
Leviticus 27:9
"'If what is vowed is a kind of animal from which an offering may be presented to the Lord, anything which he gives to the Lord from this kind of animal will be holy.
Numbers 30:2
If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!
Matthew 5:33
"Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'
General references
Ecclesiastes 5:5
It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it.