As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to
Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are
And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjam
While they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them i
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything unti
Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold o