Leviticus 27:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

If you promise to sacrifice an animal to me, it becomes holy, and there is no way you can set it free.

Cross References

Leviticus 27:8

If you have promised to give someone to me and can't afford to pay the full amount for that person's release, you will be taken to a priest, and he will decide how much you can afford.

Leviticus 27:10

If you try to substitute any other animal, no matter how good, for the one you promised, they will both become holy and must be sacrificed.

Proverbs 20:25

Don't fall into the trap of making promises to God before you think!

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Don't let your mouth get you in trouble! And don't say to the worship leader, “I didn't mean what I said.” God can destroy everything you have worked for, so don't say something that makes God angry.

Ezekiel 48:14

and they must never sell or trade any of this land—it is the best land and belongs to me.

Matthew 15:5

But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they have has been offered to God.