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Matthew 6:7
In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
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Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
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Isaiah 55:9
“ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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Matthew 6:9
Pray like this:‘ Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
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James 3:2
For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
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Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
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Genesis 18:32
He said,“ Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said,“ I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”
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Psalms 115:3
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
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Ecclesiastes 5:7
For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words; but you must fear God.
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Numbers 30:2-5
When a man vows a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.“ Also, when a woman vows a vow to Yahweh and binds herself by a pledge, being in her father’s house, in her youth,and her father hears her vow and her pledge with which she has bound her soul, and her father says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge with which she has bound her soul shall stand.But if her father forbids her in the day that he hears, none of her vows or of her pledges with which she has bound her soul, shall stand. Yahweh will forgive her, because her father has forbidden her.
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Genesis 18:27
Abraham answered,“ See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
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Genesis 18:30
He said,“ Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said,“ I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
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Mark 6:23
He swore to her,“ Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
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1 Samuel 14 24-1 Samuel 14 45
The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying,“ Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.Then one of the people answered, and said,“ Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying,‘ Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.Then Jonathan said,“ My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the plunder of their enemies which they found? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.”They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;and the people pounced on the plunder, and took sheep, cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.Then they told Saul, saying,“ Behold, the people are sinning against Yahweh, in that they eat meat with the blood.” He said,“ You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today!”Saul said,“ Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them,‘ Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.Saul built an altar to Yahweh. This was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.Saul said,“ Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light, and let’s not leave a man of them.” They said,“ Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said,“ Let’s draw near here to God.”Saul asked counsel of God,“ Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he didn’t answer him that day.Saul said,“ Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people; and know and see in which this sin has been today.For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.Then he said to all Israel,“ You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul,“ Do what seems good to you.”Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel,“ Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.Saul said,“ Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.Then Saul said to Jonathan,“ Tell me what you have done!” Jonathan told him, and said,“ I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.”Saul said,“ God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”The people said to Saul,“ Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, that he didn’t die.
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Genesis 28:22
then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.”
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Genesis 28:20
Jacob vowed a vow, saying,“ If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,
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Judges 11:30
Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said,“ If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
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Ecclesiastes 5:3
For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.
