Ecclesiastes 5:5

Ecclesiastes 5:5
It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.

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Genesis 28:21
So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,

Genesis 28:22
And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.

Genesis 35:1
And God said to Jacob, Go up now to Beth-el and make your living-place there: and put up an altar there to the God who came to you when you were in flight from your brother Esau.

1 Samuel 1:11
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.

Psalms 22:25
My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.

Psalms 56:12
I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

Psalms 119:106
I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

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Numbers 30:6
And if she is married to a husband at the time when she is under an oath or an undertaking given without thought;

Numbers 30:7
If her husband, hearing of it, says nothing to her at the time, then the oaths she made and the undertakings she gave will have force.

Numbers 30:8
But if her husband, hearing of it, makes her take it back, then the oath she made and the undertaking she gave without thought will have no force or effect, and she will have the Lord's forgiveness.

Numbers 30:9
But an oath made by a widow or one who is no longer married to her husband, and every undertaking she has given, will have force.

Numbers 30:10
If she made an oath while she was under the authority of her husband,

Numbers 30:11
And her husband, hearing of it, said nothing to her and did not put a stop to it, then all her oaths and every undertaking she gave will have force.

Numbers 30:12
But if her husband, on hearing of it, made them without force or effect, then whatever she has said about her oaths or her undertaking has no force: her husband has made them without effect, and she will have the Lord's forgiveness.

Numbers 30:13
Every oath, and every undertaking which she gives, to keep herself from pleasure, may be supported or broken by her husband.

Numbers 30:14
But if the days go on, and her husband says nothing whatever to her, then he is giving the support of his authority to her oaths and undertakings, because at the time of hearing them he said nothing to her.

Numbers 30:15
But if at some time after hearing of them, he makes them without force, then he is responsible for her wrongdoing.

Numbers 30:16
These are the laws which the Lord gave Moses in relation to a man and his wife, or a father and a young daughter who is under his authority.

Psalms 15:4
Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change.

Matthew 5:33
Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:

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