Then Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord:

Then he said, Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there? And He said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.

And he said, Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there? And He said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will tithe to give a tithe to You.

If a man vows a vow unto Jehovah, or swears an oath to bind his soul to a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

and her father has heard her vow and the bond by which she has bound her soul, and her father has remained silent, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond to which she has bound her soul shall stand.

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If You will give over to deliver up the sons of Ammon into my hands,

And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, Cursed is the man who eats food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

And when the people had come into the forest, there was the flowing honey; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

Then one of the people said, Your father adjured the people with an oath, saying, Cursed is the man who eats food this day. And the people were faint.

How much better if the people had eaten to feed themselves today of the spoils of their enemies which they have found! For now would there not have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

And the people rushed upon the spoils, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate with the blood.

And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring me here each man his ox and his sheep, slaughter them here, and eat; and do not sin against Jehovah to eat with the blood. So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night, and slaughtered it there.

And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and plunder them until the morning light; and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatever is good in your eyes. And the priest said, Let us draw near to God here.

And Saul said, Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see what this sin was today.

Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and my son Jonathan and I will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in your eyes.

And Saul said, Cast lots between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken.

And Saul answered, God do so and more also; for you shall be executed to death, Jonathan.

He also swore to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.

But our God is in Heaven; He has done whatever He pleased.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in Heaven, Holy is Your name.

For a dream comes through much activity; and a fool's voice by the multitude of words.

For in the multitude of dreams and increasing of words there is also vanity; but fear God.

In the abundance of words there is no end of transgression, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

And when you pray, do not babble vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a flawless man, able also to bridle the whole body.