Or if someone swears rashly(A) to do what is good or evil—concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath—without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.[a]

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  1. Leviticus 5:4 Lit in one of such things

30 Jephthah made this vow(A) to the Lord: “If You will hand over the Ammonites to me, 31 whatever comes out of the doors of my house to greet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.”(B)

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34 When Jephthah went to his home in Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing!(A) She was his only child; he had no other son or daughter besides her.

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19 When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.(A)

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27 The intelligent person restrains his words,(A)
and one who keeps a cool head[a]
is a man of understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:27 Lit spirit

Even zeal is not good without knowledge,(A)
and the one who acts hastily[a] sins.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 19:2 Lit who is hasty with feet

25 It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly
and later to reconsider his vows.(A)

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