Found 91 Results for: Vow
The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing. (Proverbs 15, 8)
It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them. (Proverbs 20, 25)
“What, O my beloved? What, O beloved of my womb? What, O beloved of my vows? (Proverbs 31, 2)
If you have vowed anything to God, you should not delay to repay it. And whatever you have vowed, render it. But an unfaithful and foolish promise displeases him. (Ecclesiastes 5, 3)
And it is much better not to make a vow, than, after a vow, not to fulfill what was promised. (Ecclesiastes 5, 4)
For, while they trust in idols, which are without a soul, vowing evil, they hope not to be harmed themselves. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 29)
And the Lord will be acknowledged by Egypt, and the Egyptians will recognize the Lord in that day, and they will worship him with sacrifices and gifts. And they will make vows to the Lord, and they will fulfill them. (Isaiah 19, 21)
the voice of gladness and the voice of rejoicing, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: ‘Confess to the Lord of hosts! For the Lord is good! For his mercy is eternal!’ and the voice of those fulfilling their vows in the house of the Lord. For I will lead back the turning away of the land, just as from the beginning, says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 33, 11)
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You and your wives have spoken it with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying: ‘Let us perform our vows that we have made, so that we may offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and pour out libations to her.’ You have fulfilled your vows and accomplished their works. (Jeremiah 44, 25)
Similarly, they can neither give riches, nor avenge evil. If anyone makes a vow to them, and does not keep it, they cannot require it. (Baruch 6, 34)
They shall eat the victim both for sin and for offenses. And every vowed offering in Israel shall be theirs. (Ezekiel 44, 29)
For if you offer me holocausts and your gifts, I will not receive them; and I will not look upon the vows of your fatness. (Amos 5, 22)