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Making a Vow Numbers 30:1, 2

Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: / If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.

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Making a Vow James 5:12

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

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Making a Vow Ecclesiastes 5:5

It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

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Making a Vow Deuteronomy 23:21–23

If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

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Making a Vow Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

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Making a Vow Numbers 30:6–8

If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself, / and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. / But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.

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Making a Vow Romans 7:2

For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.

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Making a Vow Ecclesiastes 5:4

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

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Making a Vow Matthew 19:9

Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”

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