Bible Verses About Vows

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;

And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

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:

But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.

But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth;

And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her.

But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the Lord shall forgive her.

But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

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.

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation.

Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;

Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day:

And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

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.

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

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

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,

And Abraham said, I will swear.