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  2. Aug 9, 2024 · Jesus was speaking of the kind of spontaneous vow made when a person says, “I cross my heart and hope to die” or “I swear on a stack of Bibles” or “I swear on my mother’s life.” Jesus warns against using those types of flippant oaths.

  3. 42 Bible Verses about Vows. Most Relevant Verses. Deuteronomy 23:21-23. “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the Lord your God will surely require it of you. However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you.

    • Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 ESV / 341 helpful votes. When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.
    • Numbers 30:2 ESV / 283 helpful votes. If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
    • James 5:12 ESV / 268 helpful votes. But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
    • Deuteronomy 23:21-23 ESV / 253 helpful votes. “If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
    • Numbers 30:2 ESV / 262 helpful votes. If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
    • Deuteronomy 23:21-23 ESV / 147 helpful votes. “If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
    • Matthew 5:33-37 ESV / 145 helpful votes. “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’
    • Psalm 76:11 ESV / 139 helpful votes. Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,
  4. 29 Bible Verses about Making Vows. Most Relevant Verses. Ecclesiastes 5:4-8. When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow! It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

  5. Jan 12, 2022 · Since oaths no longer guaranteed anything, Jesus removed the artificial distinction between vows that invoked God’s name, which were binding, and those that did not, and were not binding. Whatever anyone swears by, Jesus says, it refers to God.

  6. Jesus Teaches About Making Promises - “You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘When you make a vow, you must not break your promise. Keep the vows that you make to the Lord.’ But I tell ...

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