Ecclesiastes 5:4
"When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed."
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- Numbers 30:2
"If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 76:11
"Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared."
Read in chapter → - Deuteronomy 23:21
"When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee."
Read in chapter → - Matthew 5:33
"Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 66:13
"I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 50:14
"Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 119:106
"I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments."
Read in chapter → - Hebrews 10:6
"In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 147:10
"He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 116:14
"I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people."
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