Keeping Your Promise

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.

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 the full passage →

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

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 the full passage →

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

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. — read the full passage →

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

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. — read the full passage →

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.

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token: — read the full passage →

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, — read the full passage →

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. — read the full passage →

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? — read the full passage →

And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. — read the full passage →

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, — read the full passage →

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? — read the full passage →

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; — read the full passage →

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. — read the full passage →

And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back. — read the full passage →

And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. — read the full passage →

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. — read the full passage →

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. — read the full passage →

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! — read the full passage →

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. — read the full passage →

And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, — read the full passage →

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, — read the full passage →

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. — read the full passage →

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; — read the full passage →

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, — read the full passage →

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, — read the full passage →

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, — read the full passage →

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →