Making Promises

6 passages

1. Numbers 23:19

   God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

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2. Judges 11:35

   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.”

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3. 1 John 1:9

   If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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4. Leviticus 5:4

   Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.

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5. James 5:12

   Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

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6. Jeremiah 29:11

   For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

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