Numbers 30:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“If a man makes a special promise to the Lord or makes a promise with an oath, he must not break his promise. He must do everything he said he would do.

Cross References

Psalm 50:14

You made promises to God Most High, so give him what you promised. Bring your sacrifices and thank offerings.

Psalm 116:14

I will give the Lord what I promised. I will go in front of all his people now.

Job 22:27

When you pray, he will hear you. And you will be able to do all that you promised him.

Acts 23:12

The next morning some of the Jews made a plan to kill Paul. They made a promise to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed him.

Acts 23:21

But don’t believe them! More than 40 of them are hiding and waiting to kill him. They have all promised not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are waiting for you to say yes.”

Nahum 1:15

Judah, look! There, coming over the mountains, is a messenger bringing good news! He says there is peace. Judah, celebrate your special festivals and do what you promised. Those worthless troublemakers will not come through and attack you again. They have all been destroyed.

Proverbs 20:25

Think carefully before you promise to give something to God. Later, you might wish you had not made that promise.

Psalm 116:18

I will stand before the gathering of his people and give the Lord what I promised.

Psalm 55:20

This one who was once my friend now attacks his friends. He is breaking every promise he made.

Psalm 22:25

Lord, because of you I offer praise in the great assembly. In front of all these worshipers I will do all that I promised.

Leviticus 5:4

“You might make a quick promise to do something—it makes no difference if it is bad or good. People make many kinds of quick promises. You might make such a promise and forget it. When you remember your promise, you must pay a fine because you did not keep it.

2 Corinthians 1:23

I tell you this, and I ask God to be my witness that this is true: The reason I did not come back to Corinth was that I did not want to punish or hurt you.

Psalm 76:11

People, you made promises to the Lord your God. Now give him what you promised. People everywhere fear and respect God, and they will bring gifts to him.

Acts 23:14

They went and talked to the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders. They said, “We have promised ourselves that we will not eat or drink until we have killed Paul.

Matthew 23:18

“And you say, ‘If anyone uses the altar to make a promise, that means nothing. But anyone who uses the gift on the altar to make a promise must keep that promise.’

Matthew 23:16

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You guide the people, but you are blind. You say, ‘If anyone uses the name of the Temple to make a promise, that means nothing. But anyone who uses the gold that is in the Temple to make a promise must keep that promise.’

Psalm 119:106

Your laws are good and fair. I have promised to obey them, and I will keep my promise.

Psalm 56:12

God, I will keep the special promises I made to you. I will give you my thank offering.

Judges 11:39

At the end of two months, Jephthah’s daughter returned to her father, and Jephthah did what he had promised. His daughter never had sexual relations with anyone. So this became a custom in Israel.

Judges 11:11

So Jephthah went with the elders from Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated all of his words in front of the Lord at the city of Mizpah.

Numbers 30:10

“A married woman might make a promise to give something to the Lord.

Numbers 21:2

Then the Israelites made a special promise to the Lord: “Please help us defeat these people. If you do this, we will give their cities to you. We will totally destroy them.”

Exodus 20:7

“You must not use the name of the Lord your God to make empty promises. If you do, the Lord will not let you go unpunished.

Psalm 15:3

Such people don’t say bad things about others. They don’t do things to hurt their neighbors. They don’t tell shameful things about those close to them.

Numbers 32:24

Build cities for your children and barns for your animals. But then, you must do what you promised.”