Vows

30 ^[a]Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel:^(A) “This is what the Lord commands:

² 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.^(A)

⁴ When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.^(A) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.^(B)

⁵ It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.^(A)

Oaths

³³ “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,^(A) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’^(B)