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Want to know what the Bible says about Breaking Promises? Here are 12 Bible verses about Breaking Promises from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Numbers 30:2 NIV
When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.
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James 5:12 NIV
Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.
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Proverbs 19:5 NIV
A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 NIV
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. 5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
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Psalm 89:34 NIV
I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.
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Proverbs 25:14 NIV
Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.
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Matthew 5:37 NIV
All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
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Numbers 32:23 NIV
“But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
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Ecclesiastes 5:5 NIV
It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
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John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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James 4:14 NIV
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
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Proverbs 20:25 NIV
It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
    and only later to consider one’s vows.
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