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Genesis 28:15 — ~"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
Numbers 30:2 — ~"If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
Numbers 32:24 — ~"Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised."
Deuteronomy 23:21-23 — "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the LORD your God will surely require it of you.
~"However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you.
~"You shall be careful to perform what goes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to the LORD your God, what you have promised.
Joshua 21:45 — Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.
1 Kings 8:56 — "Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant.
Psalms 119:57 — The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 — When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for {He takes} no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.
Do not let your speech cause you to sin and do not say in the presence of the messenger {of God} that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry on account of your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
Matthew 5:33-37 — "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, `YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.'
~"But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.
~"Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
~"But let your statement be, `Yes, yes' {or} `No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil.
Luke 24:49 — ~"And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
Acts 1:4-5 — Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," {He said,} "you heard of from Me;
for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
Acts 2:33 — ~"Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.
Acts 7:17 — "But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Acts 13:23 — ~"From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,
Acts 13:32-33 — ~"And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,
that God has fulfilled this {promise} to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, `YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.'
Romans 1:1-2 — Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called {as} an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,
Romans 4:20-21 — yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,
and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
2 Corinthians 1:17-20 — Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, so that with me there will be yes, yes and no, no {at the same time?}
But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no.
For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us--by me and Silvanus and Timothy--was not yes and no, but is yes in Him.
For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us.
Ephesians 6:2-3 — HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise),
SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
Hebrews 10:23 — Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;
James 5:12 — But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.
2 Peter 3:9 — The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
This topic is from the BibleSteak Team.
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