Bible Cross References
vow a vow
Numbers 21:2
Then the Israelites made a vow to the LORD: "If you will let us conquer these people, we will unconditionally dedicate them and their cities to you and will destroy them."
Genesis 28:20-22
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Then Jacob made a vow to the LORD: "If you will be with me and protect me on the journey I am making and give me food and clothing,
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and if I return safely to my father's home, then you will be my God.
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This memorial stone which I have set up will be the place where you are worshiped, and I will give you a tenth of everything you give me."
Leviticus 27:2-34
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the following regulations for the people of Israel. When any of you have been given to the LORD in fulfillment of a special vow, you may be set free by the payment of the following sums of money,
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according to the official standard: --adult male, twenty to sixty years old: 50 pieces of silver --adult female: 30 pieces of silver --young male, five to twenty years old: 20 pieces of silver --young female: 10 pieces of silver --infant male under five: 5 pieces of silver --infant female: 3 pieces of silver --male above sixty years of age: 15 pieces of silver --female above sixty: 10 pieces of silver
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If any of you make a vow and are too poor to pay the standard price, you shall bring the person to the priest, and the priest will set a lower price, according to your ability to pay.
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If your vow concerns an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the LORD, then every gift made to the LORD is sacred,
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and you may not substitute another animal for it. If you do, both animals belong to the LORD.
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But if your vow concerns a ritually unclean animal, which is not acceptable as an offering to the LORD, you shall take the animal to the priest.
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The priest shall set a price for it, according to its good or bad qualities, and the price will be final.
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If you wish to buy it back, you must pay the price plus an additional 20 percent.
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When any of you dedicate your house to the LORD, the priest shall set the price according to its good or bad points, and the price will be final.
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If you wish to buy your house back, you must pay the price plus an additional 20 percent.
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If any of you dedicate part of your land to the LORD, the price shall be set according to the amount of seed it takes to sow it, at the rate of ten pieces of silver per bushel of barley.
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If you dedicate the land immediately after a Year of Restoration, the full price applies.
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If you dedicate it any time later, the priest shall estimate the cash value according to the number of years left until the next Year of Restoration, and set a reduced price.
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If you wish to buy your field back, you must pay the price plus an additional 20 percent.
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If you sell the field to someone else without first buying it back from the LORD, you lose the right to buy it back.
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At the next Year of Restoration the field will become the LORD's permanent property; it shall belong to the priests.
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If you dedicate to the LORD a field that you have bought,
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the priest shall estimate its value according to the number of years until the next Year of Restoration, and you must pay the price that very day; the money belongs to the LORD.
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At the Year of Restoration the field shall be returned to the original owner or to the descendants.
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All prices shall be set according to the official standard.
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The first-born of an animal already belongs to the LORD, so no one may dedicate it to him as a freewill offering. A calf, a lamb, or a kid belongs to the LORD,
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but the first-born of an unclean animal may be bought back at the standard price plus an additional 20 percent. If it is not bought back, it may be sold to someone else at the standard price.
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None of you may sell or buy back what you have unconditionally dedicated to the LORD, whether it is a human being, an animal, or land. It belongs permanently to the LORD.
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Not even human beings who have been unconditionally dedicated may be bought back; they must be put to death.
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One tenth of all the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the LORD.
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If you wish to buy any of it back, you must pay the standard price plus an additional 20 percent.
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One of every ten domestic animals belongs to the LORD. When the animals are counted, every tenth one belongs to the LORD.
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You may not arrange the animals so that the poor animals are chosen, and you may not make any substitutions. If you do substitute one animal for another, then both animals will belong to the LORD and may not be bought back.
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These are the commands that the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the people of Israel.
Deuteronomy 23:21
"When you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not put off doing what you promised; the LORD will hold you to your vow, and it is a sin not to keep it.
Deuteronomy 23:22
It is no sin not to make a vow to the LORD,
Judges 11:11
So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead, and the people made him their ruler and leader. Jephthah stated his terms at Mizpah in the presence of the LORD.
Judges 11:30
Jephthah promised the LORD: "If you will give me victory over the Ammonites,
Judges 11:31
I will burn as an offering the first person that comes out of my house to meet me, when I come back from the victory. I will offer that person to you as a sacrifice."
Judges 11:35
When he saw her, he tore his clothes in sorrow and said, "Oh, my daughter! You are breaking my heart! Why must it be you that causes me pain? I have made a solemn promise to the LORD, and I cannot take it back!"
Judges 11:36
She told him, "If you have made a promise to the LORD, do what you said you would do to me, since the LORD has given you revenge on your enemies, the Ammonites."
Judges 11:39
After two months she came back to her father. He did what he had promised the LORD, and she died still a virgin. This was the origin of the custom in Israel
Psalm 15:3
and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about their neighbors.
Psalm 56:12
O God, I will offer you what I have promised; I will give you my offering of thanksgiving,
Psalm 76:11
Give the LORD your God what you promised him; bring gifts to him, all you nearby nations. God makes everyone fear him;
Psalm 119:106
I will keep my solemn promise to obey your just instructions.
Proverbs 20:25
Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.
swear
Exodus 20:7
"Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the LORD your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.
Leviticus 5:4
If you make a careless vow, no matter what it is about, you are guilty as soon as you realize what you have done.
Matthew 5:33
"You have also heard that people were told in the past, 'Do not break your promise, but do what you have vowed to the Lord to do.'
Matthew 5:34
But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne;
Matthew 14:7-9
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that he promised her, "I swear that I will give you anything you ask for!"
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At her mother's suggestion she asked him, "Give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!"
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The king was sad, but because of the promise he had made in front of all his guests he gave orders that her wish be granted.
Acts 23:12
The next morning some Jews met together and made a plan. They took a vow that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
2 Corinthians 1:23
I call God as my witness---he knows my heart! It was in order to spare you that I decided not to go to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 9:9-11
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As the scripture says, "He gives generously to the needy; his kindness lasts forever."
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And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.
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He will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts which they receive from us.
to bind
Numbers 30:3
When a young woman still living in her father's house makes a vow to give something to the LORD or promises to abstain from something,
Numbers 30:4
she must do everything that she vowed or promised unless her father raises an objection when he hears about it.
Numbers 30:10
If a married woman makes a vow or promises to abstain from something,
Matthew 23:16
"How terrible for you, blind guides! You teach, 'If someone swears by the Temple, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'
Matthew 23:18
You also teach, 'If someone swears by the altar, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound.'
Acts 23:12
The next morning some Jews met together and made a plan. They took a vow that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
Acts 23:14
Then they went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn vow together not to eat a thing until we have killed Paul.
Acts 23:21
But don't listen to them, because there are more than forty men who will be hiding and waiting for him. They have taken a vow not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are now ready to do it and are waiting for your decision."
break
Psalm 55:20
My former companion attacked his friends; he broke his promises.
he shall do
Job 22:27
When you pray, he will answer you, and you will keep the vows you made.
Psalm 22:25
In the full assembly I will praise you for what you have done; in the presence of those who worship you I will offer the sacrifices I promised.
Psalm 50:14
Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised.
Psalm 66:13
I will bring burnt offerings to your house; I will offer you what I promised.
Psalm 66:14
I will give you what I said I would when I was in trouble.
Psalm 116:14
In the assembly of all his people I will give him what I have promised.
Psalm 116:18
In the assembly of all your people, in the sanctuary of your Temple in Jerusalem, I will give you what I have promised. Praise the LORD!
Ecclesiastes 5:4
So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.
Ecclesiastes 5:5
Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it.
Nahum 1:15
Look, a messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is on his way to announce the victory! People of Judah, celebrate your festivals and give God what you solemnly promised him. The wicked will never invade your land again. They have been totally destroyed!