What does "Vows" mean in the Bible?
A vow is a solemn promise made to God to perform or to abstain from performing a certain thing. Vows appears in 23 verses across 8 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Vows?
A vow is a solemn promise made to God to perform or to abstain from performing a certain thing. The earliest mention of a vow is that of Jacob. (Genesis 28:18-22; 31:13) Vows in general are also mentioned in the book of Job, (Job 22:27) The law therefore did not introduce, but regulated the practice of, vows. Three sorts are mentioned: 1, Vows of devotion; 2, Vows of abstinence; 3, Vows of destruction.
Definition text: Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Vows?
Where does Vows appear in the Bible?
Vows is referenced in 23 verses across 8 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Isaiah 19:21
- Jeremiah 44:25
- Job 22:27
- Jonah 1:16
- Nahum 1:15
- Numbers 30:4
- Numbers 30:5
- Numbers 30:7
- Numbers 30:11
- Numbers 30:12
- Numbers 30:14
- Proverbs 7:14
- Proverbs 20:25
- Proverbs 31:2
- Psalms 22:25
- Psalms 50:14
- Psalms 56:12
- Psalms 61:5
- Psalms 61:8
- Psalms 65:1
- Psalms 66:13
- Psalms 116:14
- Psalms 116:18
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Vows.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Vows?
Vows appears in 23 verses across 8 books, most often in Psalms, which accounts for 9 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Vows?
Psalms, Numbers, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Job, Jonah, Nahum.
Where can I read every verse about Vows?
This page lists 23 of them. Protos carries all 23, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
