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Vows are considered sacred and binding, reflecting a deep sense of devotion and accountability to God. The practice of making vows is evident throughout the Scriptures, highlighting the importance of integrity and faithfulness in one's relationship with the Divine.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>The concept of vows is prominently featured in the Old Testament, where individuals made vows as expressions of gratitude, devotion, or desperation. In <a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Numbers 30:2</a> , the seriousness of vows is underscored: "When 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." This passage emphasizes the binding nature of vows and the expectation that they be fulfilled.<br><br>One notable example is the vow of Hannah, the mother of Samuel. In <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a> , Hannah makes a vow to the Lord, saying, "O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head." Hannah's vow reflects her deep faith and commitment, and upon the birth of Samuel, she fulfills her vow by dedicating him to the Lord's service.<br><br>The Nazarite vow, detailed in <a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm">Numbers 6</a>, is another significant example. This vow involved a period of consecration to the Lord, during which the individual abstained from wine, avoided contact with the dead, and refrained from cutting their hair. Samson, one of the judges of Israel, was a lifelong Nazarite, as described in <a href="/judges/13-5.htm">Judges 13:5</a> : "For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines."<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the issue of vows in the Sermon on the Mount. In <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a> , He teaches, "Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.' But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' Anything more comes from the evil one." Here, Jesus emphasizes the importance of honesty and integrity, suggesting that one's word should be sufficient without the need for additional vows or oaths.<br><br>The Apostle Paul also encountered vows in his ministry. In <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a> , it is noted that "Paul stayed on in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken." This indicates that vows continued to be a part of Jewish-Christian practice in the early church.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>Vows in the Bible underscore the importance of sincerity and commitment in one's relationship with God. They serve as a reminder of the seriousness with which one should approach promises made to the Almighty. The biblical narrative consistently portrays vows as acts of worship and devotion, reflecting a heart fully committed to God's will and purposes. The fulfillment of vows is seen as an expression of faithfulness and integrity, qualities that are highly valued in the biblical tradition.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Vow.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5087.htm"><span class="l">5087. nadar -- to vow</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5086, 5087. nadar. 5088 . to vow. Transliteration: nadar Phonetic Spelling:<br> (naw-dar') Short Definition: <b>vowed</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5087.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5088.htm"><span class="l">5088. neder -- a vow</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>vowed</b>. Or neder {nay'-der}; from nadar; a promise (to God); also (concretely)<br> a thing promised -- vow((-ed)). see HEBREW nadar. 5087, 5088. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5088.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm"><span class="l">7650. shaba -- to swear</span></a><br><b>...</b> 62), sworn (41), take an oath (2), take the oath (1), take oath (1), takes (1),<br> took an oath (3), took the oath (1), under oath (3), used (1), vow (1), <b>vowed</b> (6 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7650.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_he_who_has_vowed.htm"><span class="l">Whether He who Has <b>Vowed</b> to Enter Religion is Bound to Remain in <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF THE ENTRANCE INTO RELIGIOUS LIFE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether he who has <b>vowed</b> to<br> enter religion is bound to remain in religion in perpetuity? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether he who has vowed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyprian/three_books_of_testimonies_against_the_jews/30_that_what_any_one.htm"><span class="l">That what any one Has <b>Vowed</b> to God, He must Quickly Repay.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Third Book. 30. That what any one has <b>vowed</b> to God, he must quickly repay.<br> In Solomon: "According as thou hast <b>vowed</b> a vow to God <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/30 that what any one.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_good_of_widowhood_/section_23_if_therefore_you.htm"><span class="l">If, Therefore, You had not as yet <b>Vowed</b> unto God Widowed <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Section 23. If, therefore, you had not as yet <b>vowed</b> unto God widowed<br> continence? 23. If, therefore, you had not as yet <b>vowed</b> unto <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on the good of widowhood /section 23 if therefore you.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origen_on_prayer/chapter_ii_scriptural_uses_of.htm"><span class="l">Scriptural Uses of the General Words for Prayer</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The passage runs: And Jacob <b>vowed</b> a vow (prayed a prayer), saying"If the Lord God<br> will be with me, and guard me in this way that I am going, and give me <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../origen/origen on prayer/chapter ii scriptural uses of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_cxxxii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm CXXXII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "How he sware unto the Lord, and <b>vowed</b> a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob"<br> (ver.2). Therefore remember for this, that he may fulfil what he hath promised. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxxii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_all_vows_are_binding.htm"><span class="l">Whether all Vows are Binding?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now sometimes that which a man has <b>vowed</b> becomes impossible to him, either because<br> it depends on another's decision, as when, for instance, a man vows to enter <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether all vows are binding.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_is_expedient_to.htm"><span class="l">Whether it is Expedient to Take Vows?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hence Augustine says (Ep. 127, ad Arment. et Paulin.): "Since thou hast <b>vowed</b>,<br> thou hast bound thyself, thou canst not do otherwise. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is expedient to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/of_holy_virginity_/section_14_it_is_therefore.htm"><span class="l">It Is, Therefore, the Present Necessity that we are to Avoid...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> all who shall live for ever, but unto certain there; in order to obtain which it<br> is not enough to have been set free from sins, unless there be <b>vowed</b> unto Him <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 14 it is therefore.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_is_requisite_for_2.htm"><span class="l">Whether it is Requisite for Religious Perfection that Poverty <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Objection 2: Further, a vow is a promise made to God, wherefore (Eccles.5:3) the<br> wise man after saying: "If thou hast <b>vowed</b> anything to God, defer not to pay it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is requisite for 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_is_lawful_to_28.htm"><span class="l">Whether it is Lawful to Pass from one Religious Order to Another?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Objection 3: Further, a person is bound to fulfil what he has <b>vowed</b>, as long as<br> he is able lawfully to do so; thus if a man has <b>vowed</b> to observe continence, he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 28.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/v/vowed.htm"><span class="l"><b>Vowed</b> (34 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> & pp) of Vow. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Vowed</b> (34 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Genesis 31:13 I am<br> the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you <b>vowed</b> a vow to me. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vowed.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vow.htm"><span class="l">Vow (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Persons, including one's self, animals, land and other possessions, could be <b>vowed</b>,<br> but all these could be redeemed with money (see JEPHTHAH), which money was <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vow.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/uttered.htm"><span class="l">Uttered (60 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Numbers 30:6 And if she had at all an husband, when she <b>vowed</b>, or uttered<br> ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; (KJV WBS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/uttered.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nazarite.htm"><span class="l">Nazarite (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 6:21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath <b>vowed</b>, and of his offering<br> unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nazarite.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/consecration.htm"><span class="l">Consecration (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 6:21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath <b>vowed</b>: his offering to Jehovah<br> for his consecration, beside what his hand is able to get; according to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/consecration.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vows.htm"><span class="l">Vows (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Voluntary promises which, when once made, were<br> to be kept if the thing <b>vowed</b> was right. They were made <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vows.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jephthah.htm"><span class="l">Jephthah (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The people obeyed his summons, and "the spirit of the Lord came upon him." Before<br> engaging in war he <b>vowed</b> that if successful he would offer as a "burnt <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jephthah.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wherewith.htm"><span class="l">Wherewith (182 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 30:6 And if she had at all an husband, when she <b>vowed</b>, or uttered ought<br> out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; (KJV JPS ASV DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wherewith.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vowest.htm"><span class="l">Vowest (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (DBY YLT). Ecclesiastes 5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it;<br> for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast <b>vowed</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vowest.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/valuation.htm"><span class="l">Valuation (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the<br> priest shall value him; according to the ability of him who <b>vowed</b> shall the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/valuation.htm - 14k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Jacob.html">Who was Jacob in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jephthahs-daughter.html">Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter to the Lord? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jacob-wrestling-with-God.html">What is the meaning of Jacob wrestling with God? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/vowed.htm">Vowed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Vowed (34 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/6-23.htm">Mark 6:23</a></span><br />He swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/23-21.htm">Acts 23:21</a></span><br />I beg you not to comply; for more than forty men among them are lying in wait for him, who have solemnly <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> that they will neither eat nor drink till they have assassinated him; and even now they are ready, in anticipation of receiving that promise of you."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20</a></span><br />Jacob <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> 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,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Genesis 31:13</a></span><br />I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/23-38.htm">Leviticus 23:38</a></span><br />beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill-offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Leviticus 27:8</a></span><br />But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him who <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> shall the priest value him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">Leviticus 27:9</a></span><br />"'If it is an animal, of which men offer an offering to Yahweh, all that any man gives of such to Yahweh becomes holy.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/27-11.htm">Leviticus 27:11</a></span><br />If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/6-2.htm">Numbers 6:2</a></span><br />Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If a man or a woman have <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> the special vow of a Nazarite, to consecrate themselves to Jehovah;<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Numbers 6:21</a></span><br />This is the law of the Nazarite who hath <span class="boldtext">vowed</span>, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2</a></span><br />Israel <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> a vow to Yahweh, and said, "If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Numbers 30:6</a></span><br />And if she had at all an husband, when she <span class="boldtext">vowed</span>, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/30-10.htm">Numbers 30:10</a></span><br />"If she <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-6.htm">Deuteronomy 12:6</a></span><br />and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-11.htm">Deuteronomy 12:11</a></span><br />then it shall come to pass that the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Deuteronomy 12:17</a></span><br />Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the offering of thy hand;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-26.htm">Deuteronomy 12:26</a></span><br />But thy hallowed things which thou hast, and what thou hast <span class="boldtext">vowed</span>, thou shalt take, and come to the place which Jehovah will choose;<br /><span class="source">(DBY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-23.htm">Deuteronomy 23:23</a></span><br />That which is gone out of your lips you shall observe and do; according as you have <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> to Yahweh your God, a freewill offering, which you have promised with your mouth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30</a></span><br />Jephthah <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> a vow to Yahweh, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Judges 11:39</a></span><br />It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had <span class="boldtext">vowed</span>: and she was a virgin. It was a custom in Israel,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />She <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> 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 there shall no razor come on his head."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-6.htm">1 Samuel 19:6</a></span><br />Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, "As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">1 Samuel 20:3</a></span><br />David swore moreover, and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says,'Don't let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved:' but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10</a></span><br />Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, "As Yahweh lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm">2 Samuel 3:35</a></span><br />All the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or anything else, until the sun goes down."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-7.htm">2 Samuel 15:7</a></span><br />It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> to Yahweh, in Hebron.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-8.htm">2 Samuel 15:8</a></span><br />For your servant <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying,'If Yahweh shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yahweh.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/1-29.htm">1 Kings 1:29</a></span><br />The king swore, and said, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/1-30.htm">1 Kings 1:30</a></span><br />most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying,'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;' most certainly so will I do this day."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/7-16.htm">Ezra 7:16</a></span><br />and all the silver and gold that you shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Psalms 132:2</a></span><br />how he swore to Yahweh, and <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> to the Mighty One of Jacob:<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4</a></span><br />When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast <span class="boldtext">vowed</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Isaiah 19:21</a></span><br />And known hath been Jehovah to Egypt, And the Egyptians have known Jehovah in that day, And done sacrifice and present, And <span class="boldtext">vowed</span> a vow to Jehovah, and completed 'it'.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have <span class="boldtext">vowed</span>. Salvation belongs to Yahweh." <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/v/vowed.htm">Vowed</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vowed.htm">Vowed (34 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vowest.htm">Vowest (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nativity.htm">Nativity (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/beth-el.htm">Beth-el (65 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/anointedst.htm">Anointedst (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kindred.htm">Kindred (41 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/depart.htm">Depart (211 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/v/vow_to_the_lord.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Vow to the LORD"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Vow to the LORD" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/v/vowedst.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Vowedst"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Vowedst" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>