Vows
35 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- A Minor, of Himself
- All Things Dedicated By, to be Brought to the Tabernacle
- Belonged to the Priests
- Clean Beasts the Subjects of, not to be Redeemed
- Danger of Inconsiderately Making
- Edible Things offered In, to be Eaten the Same Day They Were offered
- Estimation of the Redemption Price of Things offered in Vows
- Might be Redeemed by Paying a Suitable Compensation
- Mosaic Laws Concerning
- Rash by Jephthah
- Rash: The Israelites, to Destroy the Benjamites
- Solemn Promises Made to God
- The Hire of a Prostitute or Price of a Dog Could not be The
- The Redemption Price of the offering of Real Estate, to be Valued by the Priest
- Things Forbidden to be offered in Receipts of the Whore and the Price of a “Dog”
- Things offered In, to be Brought to the Tabernacle or Temple
- To be Performed Faithfully
- To be Performed Without Delay
- To be Voluntary
- Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
A Minor, of Himself
- Mark 7:11–13 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), …
All Things Dedicated By, to be Brought to the Tabernacle
- Deuteronomy 12:6 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
- Deuteronomy 12:11 then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 12:17–18 Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts. …
- Deuteronomy 12:26 But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.
Belonged to the Priests
- Numbers 18:14 Every devoted thing in Israel belongs to you.
Clean Beasts the Subjects of, not to be Redeemed
- Leviticus 27:9–10 If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy. …
Danger of Inconsiderately Making
- Proverbs 20:25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
Edible Things offered In, to be Eaten the Same Day They Were offered
- Leviticus 7:16–18 If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day. …
Estimation of the Redemption Price of Things offered in Vows
- Leviticus 27:1–13 Then the LORD said to Moses, …
Might be Redeemed by Paying a Suitable Compensation
- Leviticus 27:1–8 Then the LORD said to Moses, …
- Leviticus 27:11–23 But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest. …
Mosaic Laws Concerning
- Leviticus 23:37–38 These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting food offerings to the LORD — burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its designated day. …
- Numbers 29:39 You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times, in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.”
Rash by Jephthah
- Judges 11:29–40 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites. …
Rash: The Israelites, to Destroy the Benjamites
- Judges 21:5–6 The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death. …
- Judges 20:21 And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.
Solemn Promises Made to God
- Psalm 76:11 Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
The Hire of a Prostitute or Price of a Dog Could not be The
- Deuteronomy 23:18 You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
The Redemption Price of the offering of Real Estate, to be Valued by the Priest
- Leviticus 27:14–15 Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it. …
Things Forbidden to be offered in Receipts of the Whore and the Price of a “Dog”
- Deuteronomy 23:18 You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
Things offered In, to be Brought to the Tabernacle or Temple
- Deuteronomy 12:6 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
- Deuteronomy 12:11 then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 12:17–18 Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts. …
- Deuteronomy 12:26 But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.
To be Performed Faithfully
- Numbers 30:2 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.
To be Performed Without Delay
- Deuteronomy 23:21 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Deuteronomy 23:23 Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.
To be Voluntary
- Deuteronomy 23:21–22 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. …
Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Genesis 28:20–21 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, …
- Genesis 31:13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”
- Leviticus 5:4–13 Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil— in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath— even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter. …
- Leviticus 22:18–25 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, …
- Numbers 15:2–16 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home …
- Numbers 30:1–16 Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: …
- Deuteronomy 23:18 You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 23:21–23 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. …
- Job 22:27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
- Psalm 22:25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
- Psalm 50:14–15 Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High. …
- Psalm 56:12 Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- Psalm 61:5 For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
- Psalm 61:8 Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.
- Psalm 65:1 Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
- Psalm 66:13–14 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You — …
- Psalm 76:11 Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
- Psalm 116:14–19 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people. …
- Proverbs 20:25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–6 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. …
- Jonah 2:9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
- Nahum 1:15 Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
Related topics
Vows were Made in Reference to Offering SacrificesVows of Certain Jews with PaulVows of Hannah, to Consecrate to the Lord the Child for Which She PrayedVows of JacobVows of Married Women Void Without Consent of HusbandsVows of Things Corrupt or Blemished an Insult to God
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.