Bible Verses about “making promises”

“But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.”

“Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.”

“but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;”

“nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.”

“"Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'”

“But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.”

“When a man vows a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.”

“You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?”

“You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?”

“"Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'”

“'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'”

“He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.”

“He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.”

“He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.”

“It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.”

“When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.”

“She vowed a vow, and said, "Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head."”

“When you shall vow a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not be slack to pay it: for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.”

“That which is gone out of your lips you shall observe and do; according as you have vowed to Yahweh your God, a freewill offering, which you have promised with your mouth.”

“But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you.”

“Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?”

“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?”

“he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken. A Poem by David.”

“For however many are the promises of God, in him is the "Yes." Therefore also through him is the "Amen," to the glory of God through us.”

“then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God's house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give the tenth to you."”

“For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.”

“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 clothing to put on,”

“so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God,”

“It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.”

“For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God.”

“In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;”

“that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.”

“Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.”

“In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;”

“For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.”

“He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;”

“For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,”

“saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you."”

“Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”

“"'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.”

“Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil.”

“then it shall be, that whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be Yahweh's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering."”

“He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;”

“Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.”

“Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,”

“When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.”