Numbers 30:2

Amplified Bible

If a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself with a pledge [of abstinence], he shall not break (violate, profane) his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Cross References

Job 22:27

“You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.

Psalm 116:14

I will pay my vows to the Lord, Yes, in the presence of all His people.

Psalm 116:18

I will pay my vows to the Lord, Yes, in the presence of all His people,

Psalm 119:106

I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances. [Neh 10:29]

Psalm 15:3

He does not slander with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

Psalm 22:25

¶My praise will be of You in the great assembly. I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

Psalm 50:14

“Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;

Psalm 55:20

He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

Psalm 56:12

Your vows are binding upon me, O God; I will give thank offerings to You.

Psalm 76:11

¶Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared [with awe-inspired reverence].

Exodus 20:7

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power].

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for a man to [speak a vow of consecration and] say rashly, “It is holy!” And [not until] afterward consider [whether he can fulfill it].

Leviticus 5:4

Or if anyone swears [an oath] thoughtlessly or impulsively aloud that he will do either evil or good, in whatever manner a person may speak thoughtlessly or impulsively with an oath, but he is unaware of it, when he recognizes it, he will be guilty in one of these. [Mark 6:23]

Nahum 1:15

¶Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news [telling of Assyria’s destruction], Who announces peace and prosperity! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; Perform your vows. For the wicked one [the king of Assyria] will never again pass through you; He is completely cut off. [Is 52:7; Rom 10:15]

Numbers 21:2

So Israel made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed hand over these people to me, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”

Numbers 30:10

However, if she vowed in her husband’s house or bound herself by a pledge with an oath,

Numbers 32:24

Build yourselves cities for your children, and folds for your sheep, and do that of which you have spoken.”

Matthew 23:16

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears [an oath]by the sanctuary of the temple, that is nothing (non-binding); but whoever swears [an oath]by the gold of the temple is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’

Matthew 23:18

And [you scribes and Pharisees say], ‘Whoever swears [an oath]by the altar, that is nothing (non-binding), but whoever swears [an oath]by the offering on it, he is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’

Acts 23:12

Now when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath (curse), saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:14

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath not to taste anything [neither food nor drink] until we have killed Paul.

Acts 23:21

But do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, and they have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Even now they are ready, just waiting for your promise.”

2 Corinthians 1:23

But I call on God as my soul’s witness, that it was to spare you [pain and discouragement] that I did not come again to Corinth—

Judges 11:11

So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them. And Jephthah repeated everything that he had promised before the Lord at Mizpah.

Judges 11:39

At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her as he had vowed; and she had no relations with a man. It became a custom in Israel,