25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
Proverbs 20:25
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Ecclesiastes 5:4–6
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. 5 It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. 6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that…
Sirach 18:22–24
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Numbers 30:1–3
1 Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: 2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised. 3 And if a woman in…
Leviticus 5:3–5
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Deuteronomy 23:21–23
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Proverbs 22:25–27
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Proverbs 6:1–3
1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, 2 if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, 3 then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into…
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