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Want to know what the Bible says about Vows? Here are 110 Bible verses about Vows 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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Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 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. 6 Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?
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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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Deuteronomy 23:21-23 NIV
21 If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin. 22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty. 23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.
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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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Psalm 76:11 NIV
Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
    let all the neighboring lands
    bring gifts to the One to be feared.
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Psalm 61:8 NIV
Then I will ever sing in praise of your name
    and fulfill my vows day after day.
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Job 22:27 NIV
You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
    and you will fulfill your vows.
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Psalm 61:5 NIV
For you, God, have heard my vows;
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
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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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Psalm 66:13 NIV
I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
    and fulfill my vows to you—
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1 Samuel 1:11 NIV
And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty , if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”
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Psalm 66:14 NIV
vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.
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Psalm 56:12 NIV
I am under vows to you, my God;
    I will present my thank offerings to you.
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Genesis 28:20-22 NIV
20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God 22 and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.
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Nahum 1:15 NIV
Look, there on the mountains,
    the feet of one who brings good news,
    who proclaims peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Judah,
    and fulfill your vows.
No more will the wicked invade you;
    they will be completely destroyed.
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Psalm 50:15 NIV
and call on me in the day of trouble;
    I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
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Psalm 50:14 NIV
“Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
    fulfill your vows to the Most High,
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Numbers 29:39 NIV
“‘In addition to what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these to the Lord at your appointed festivals: your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings and fellowship offerings. ’”
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Jonah 2:9 NIV
But I, with shouts of grateful praise,
    will sacrifice to you.
What I have vowed I will make good.
    I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’”
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Acts 23:12-15 NIV
12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 More than forty men were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”
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