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Num 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

If a man		The preceding chapters had treated of sacrifices required by law; and in the laws here delivered in respect to vows must have been very useful, as they both prevented and annulled rash vows, and provided a proper sanction for the support and performance of those which were rationally made, and which were made to the LORD.
vow a vow		Num 21:2; Gen 28:20-22; Lev 27:2-34; Deu 23:21,22; Jdg 11:11,30,31,35,36; Jdg 11:39; Psa 15:3; Psa 56:12; Psa 76:11; Psa 119:106; Pro 20:25
swear		Exd 20:7; Lev 5:4; Mat 5:33,34; Mat 14:7-9; Act 23:12; 2Cr 1:23; 2Cr 9:9-11
to bind		Num 30:3,4,10; Mat 23:16,18; *Gr:; Act 23:12,14,21
break		Heb. profane. Psa 55:20; *marg:
he shall do		Job 22:27; Psa 22:25; Psa 50:14; Psa 66:13,14; Psa 116:14,18; Ecc 5:4,5; Nah 1:15

Correlating Passages

vow a vow

	Num 21:2	And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
	Gen 28:20	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,
	Gen 28:21	So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
	Gen 28:22	And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
	Lev 27:2	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.
	Lev 27:3	And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
	Lev 27:4	And if it [be] a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
	Lev 27:5	And if [it be] from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
	Lev 27:6	And if [it be] from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation [shall be] three shekels of silver.
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	Deu 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.
	Deu 23:22	But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
	Jdg 11:11	Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
	Jdg 11:30	And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
	Jdg 11:31	Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
	Jdg 11:35	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.
	Jdg 11:36	And she said unto him, My father, [if] thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, [even] of the children of Ammon.
	Jdg 11:39	And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her [according] to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
	Psa 15:3	[He that] backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
	Psa 56:12	Thy vows [are] upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
	Psa 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.
	Psa 119:106	I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
	Pro 20:25	[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

swear

	Exd 20:7	Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
	Lev 5:4	Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with [his] lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever [it be] that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth [of it], then he shall be guilty in one of these.
	Mat 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:
	Mat 5:34	But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
	Mat 14:7	Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
	Mat 14:8	And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
	Mat 14:9	And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded [it] to be given [her].
	Act 23:12	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.
	2Cr 1:23	Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
	2Cr 9:9	(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
	2Cr 9:10	Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
	2Cr 9:11	Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

to bind

	Num 30:3	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;
	Num 30:4	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.
	Num 30:10	And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
	Mat 23:16	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!
	Mat 23:18	And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
	Act 23:12	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.
	Act 23:14	And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
	Act 23:21	But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

break

Psa 55:20

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

he shall do

	Job 22:27	Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
	Psa 22:25	My praise [shall be] of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
	Psa 50:14	Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
	Psa 66:13	I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
	Psa 66:14	Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
	Psa 116:14	I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
	Psa 116:18	I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
	Ecc 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.
	Ecc 5:5	Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
	Nah 1:15	Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

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