33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. …
That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 33-37)We have here an exposition of the third commandment, which we are the more concerned right to understand, because it is particularly said, that God will not hold him guiltless , however he may hold himself, who breaks this commandment, by taking the name of the Lord in vain . Now as to this command, I. It is agreed on all hands that it forbids perjury, forswearing, and the violation of oaths and v…
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