Numbers 30:2

God's Word

If a man makes a vow to the Lord that he will do something or swears an oath that he won’t do something, he must not break his word. He must do everything he said he would do.

Cross References

Job 22:27

You will pray to him, and he will listen to you, and you will keep your vow to him.

Psalm 116:14

I will keep my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

Psalm 116:18

I will keep my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,

Psalm 119:106

I took an oath, and I will keep it. I took an oath to follow your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.

Psalm 15:3

The one who does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a friend, or bring disgrace on his neighbor.

Psalm 22:25

My praise comes from you while I am among those assembled for worship. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who fear the Lord.

Psalm 50:14

Bring ⌞your⌟ thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 55:20

⌞My best friend⌟ has betrayed his friends. He has broken his solemn promise.

Psalm 56:12

I am bound by my vows to you, O God. I will keep my vows by offering songs of thanksgiving to you.

Psalm 76:11

Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone around him bring gifts to the one who must be feared.

Exodus 20:7

“Never use the name of the Lord your God carelessly. The Lord will make sure that anyone who carelessly uses his name will be punished.

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for a person to say impulsively, “This is a holy offering!” and later to have second thoughts about those vows.

Leviticus 5:4

“If you hastily take a vow about what you will or will not do (as some people do) and then ignore it (although you know what you said), you will be guilty.

Nahum 1:15

There on the mountains are the feet of a messenger who announces the good news: “All is well!” Celebrate your festivals, Judah! Keep your vows! This wickedness will never pass your way again. It will be completely removed.

Numbers 21:2

Then the Israelites made this vow to the Lord: “If you will hand these people over to us, we’ll destroy their cities because you’ve claimed them.”

Numbers 30:10

“A married woman might make a vow that she will do something or swear an oath that she won’t do something.

Numbers 32:24

Build cities for your families and stone fences for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”

Matthew 23:16

“How horrible it will be for you, you blind guides! You say, ‘To swear an oath by the temple doesn’t mean a thing. But to swear an oath by the gold in the temple means a person must keep his oath.’

Matthew 23:18

Again you say, ‘To swear an oath by the altar doesn’t mean a thing. But to swear an oath by the gift on the altar means a person must keep his oath.’

Acts 23:12

In the morning the Jews formed a conspiracy. They asked God to curse them if they ate or drank anything before they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:14

They went to the chief priests and leaders ⌞of the people⌟ and said, “We’ve asked God to curse us if we taste any food before we’ve killed Paul.

Acts 23:21

Don’t let them persuade you to do this. More than forty of them are planning to ambush him. They have asked God to curse them if they eat or drink anything before they have murdered him. They are ready now and are expecting you to promise ⌞that you will bring Paul⌟.”

2 Corinthians 1:23

I appeal to God as a witness on my behalf, that I stayed away from Corinth because I wanted to spare you.

Judges 11:11

Jephthah went with them, and the people made him their leader and commander. So Jephthah went to Mizpah and repeated all these things in the presence of the Lord.

Judges 11:39

At the end of those two months she came back to her father. He did to her what he had vowed, and she never had a husband. So the custom began in Israel