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Ecclesiastes 5:4 (KJV)

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

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Genesis 28:20 - And Jacob vowed 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 raiment to put on,
Genesis 35:1 - And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Genesis 35:3 - And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
Numbers 30:2 - If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
Deuteronomy 23:21 - When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
Psalms 50:14 - Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
Psalms 66:13 - I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
Psalms 76:11 - Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Psalms 116:14 - I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
Psalms 116:16 - O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Psalms 119:106 - I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Psalms 147:10 - He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Proverbs 20:25 - [It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Isaiah 19:21 - And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform [it].
Jonah 2:9 - But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay [that] that I have vowed. Salvation [is] of the LORD.
Malachi 1:10 - Who [is there] even among you that would shut the doors [for nought]? neither do ye kindle [fire] on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Matthew 5:33 - ‹Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:›
Hebrews 10:6 - In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

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