Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'vow' occurs 44 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'vow' in the standard works and contain 50% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 30:2-4 (5 in 3 verses)

Deut. 23:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 30:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 39 52 91
Gen. 2 2 4
Lev. 4 3 7
Num. 15 13 28
Deut. 5 6 11
Judg. 2 2 4
1 Sam. 2 1 3
2 Sam. 2 2 4
Job 0 1 1
Ps. 2 9 11
Prov. 0 3 3
Eccl. 3 2 5
Isa. 2 0 2
Jer. 0 4 4
Jonah 0 2 2
Nahum 0 1 1
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 2 0 2
BM 0 0 0
DC 3 5 8
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 44 57 101

Gen. 28:20
And 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 raiment to put on,

Gen. 31:13
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

Lev. 22:18
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;

Lev. 23:38
Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord.

Lev. 27:8
But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.

Num. 6:21
This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the Lord for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.

Num. 21:2
And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.

Num. 29:39
These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.

Num. 30:4
And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

Num. 30:5
But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

Num. 30:6
And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

Num. 30:7
And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

Num. 30:8
But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her.

Num. 30:10
And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;

Num. 30:11
And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

Num. 30:12
But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the Lord shall forgive her.

Num. 30:14
But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.

Deut. 12:6
And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

Deut. 12:11
Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:

Deut. 12:17
Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

Deut. 12:26
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose:

Deut. 23:23
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.

Judg. 11:30
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

Judg. 11:39
And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

1 Sam. 1:11
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

2 Sam. 15:7
And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron.

2 Sam. 15:8
For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.

Job 22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

Ps. 22:25
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Ps. 50:14
Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

Ps. 56:12
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

Ps. 61:5
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Ps. 61:8
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Ps. 66:13
I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

Ps. 116:14
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

Ps. 116:18
I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

Ps. 132:2
How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

Prov. 7:14
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

Prov. 20:25
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

Prov. 31:2
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

Eccl. 5:4
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.

Jer. 44:25
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.

Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

Jonah 2:9
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

Nahum 1:15
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Mal. 1:14
But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.