Leviticus 5:4 “Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good o…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

World English Bible

“‘Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good—whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him—when he knows of it, then he will be guilty of one of these.

American Standard Version

Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things.

Geneva Bible 1599

Either if any sweare and pronounce with his lippes to do euill, or to doe good (whatsoeuer it bee that a man shall pronounce with an othe) and it be hid from him, and after knoweth that he hath offended in one of these poyntes,

Darby Translation

Or if any one swear, talking rashly with the lips, to do evil or to do good, in everything that a man shall say rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him, when he knoweth [it], then is he guilty in one of these.

Young's Literal Translation

'Or when a person sweareth, speaking wrongfully with the lips to do evil, or to do good, even anything which man speaketh wrongfully with an oath, and it hath been hid from him; — when he hath known then he hath been guilty of one of these;

Bible in Basic English

Or if anyone, without thought, takes an oath to do evil or to do good, whatever he says without thought, with an oath, having no knowledge of what he is doing; when it becomes clear to him, he will be responsible for any of these things.

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Cross references

“to do evil”

Judges 11:31 Ecclesiastes 5:2–6 Mark 6:23 Acts 23:12 1 Samuel 25:22 Leviticus 27:2–34

Judges 11:31 · BSB

then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

Ecclesiastes 5:2–6 · BSB

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Mark 6:23 · BSB

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

Acts 23:12 · BSB

When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

1 Samuel 25:22 · BSB

May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”

Leviticus 27:2–34 · BSB

“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,

Also

Numbers 30:8 Numbers 30:6

Numbers 30:8 · BSB

But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.

Numbers 30:6 · BSB

If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.

5If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,

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