Bible Verses About Breaking Promises
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for breaking promises, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,399 votes, led by Numbers 30:2. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Breaking Promises
Numbers 30:2186 votes
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.
James 5:12147 votes
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Proverbs 19:592 votes
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Ecclesiastes 5:4-589 votes
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.
Psalms 89:3478 votes
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Proverbs 25:1474 votes
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Matthew 5:3772 votes
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Ecclesiastes 5:553 votes
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Matthew 5:33-3746 votes
Again, 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:
Numbers 23:1935 votes
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
John 3:1629 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Numbers 32:2328 votes
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
2 Peter 3:927 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Proverbs 20:2523 votes
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
James 4:1423 votes
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Jeremiah 29:1122 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Romans 8:2821 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
2 Chronicles 7:1419 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Isaiah 41:1019 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
1 John 1:919 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Luke 1:3718 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Psalms 147:317 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Romans 12:217 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Peter 5:717 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Ecclesiastes 5:216 votes
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
What does the Bible say about breaking promises?
Readers most often cite Numbers 30:2 on the subject of breaking promises. Across 1,399 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 5:12, Proverbs 19:5, Ecclesiastes 5:4-5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.