Reference: Bond
Easton
an obligation of any kind (Nu 30:2,4,12). The word means also oppression or affliction (Ps 116:16; Php 1:7). Christian love is the "bond of perfectness" (Col 3:14), and the influences of the Spirit are the "bond of peace" (Eph 4:3).
See Verses Found in Dictionary
'When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.
and her father hath heard her vow, and her bond which she hath bound on her soul, and her father hath kept silent at her, then have all her vows been established, and every bond which she hath bound on her soul is established.
And if her husband doth certainly break them in the day of his hearing, none of the outgoing of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, is established -- her husband hath broken them -- and Jehovah is propitious to her.
Cause it to come, O Jehovah, for I am Thy servant. I am Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.
and above all these things, have love, which is a bond of the perfection,
Hastings
1. See Band. 2. See Bill. 3. See Chain.