Vows are not to be broken.

1 ¶ And Mosesº spakeºª unto² the headsº of the tribesº concerning the childrenº of Israel,º saying,ºª This² [is] the thingº which² the LORDº hath commanded.ºª 2 If² a manº vowºª a vowº unto the LORD,º or² swearºª an oathº to bindºª² his soulº with a bond;º he shall not² breakºª his word,º he shall doºª according to all² that proceedeth¹ª out² of his mouth.º²

The exception of a maid's vow,

3 If² a womanº also vowºª a vowº unto the LORD,º and bindºª herself by a bond,º [being] in her father'sº houseº in her youth;º 4 And her fatherº hearºª² her vow,º and her bondº wherewith² she hath boundºª² her soul,º and her fatherº shall hold his peaceºª at her: then all² her vowsº shall stand,ºª and every² bondº wherewith² she hath boundºª² her soulº shall stand.ºª 5 But if² her fatherº disallowºª her in the dayº that he heareth;ºª not² any² of her vows,º or of her bondsº wherewith² she hath boundºª² her soul,º shall stand:ºª and the LORDº shall forgiveºª her, because² her fatherº disallowedºª her.

of a wife's,

6 And if² she had at allº an husband,º when she vowed,º² or² utteredº ought out of her lips,º wherewith² she boundºª² her soul;º 7 And her husbandº heardºª [it], and held his peaceºª at her in the dayº that he heardºª [it]: then her vowsº shall stand,ºª and her bondsº wherewith² she boundºª² her soulº shall stand.ºª 8 But if² her husbandº disallowedºª her on the dayº that he heardºª [it]; then he shall make² her vow² which she vowed,¹²² and that which she utteredº with her lips,º wherewith² she boundºª² her soul,º of none effect:ºª and the LORDº shall forgiveºª her.

of a widow's, or her that is divorced.

9 But every² vowº of a widow,º and of her that is divorced,ºª wherewith² they have boundºª² their souls,º shall standºª against² her. 10 And if² she vowedºª in her husband'sº house,º or² boundºª² her soulº by a bondº with an oath;º 11 And her husbandº heardºª [it], and held his peaceºª at her, [and] disallowedºª her not:² then all² her vowsº shall stand,ºª and every² bondº wherewith² she boundºª² her soulº shall stand.ºª 12 But if² her husbandº hath utterly¹ª made them voidºª² on the dayº he heardºª [them; then] whatsoever² proceeded¹ out² of her lipsº concerning her vows,º or concerning the bondº of her soul,º shall not² stand:ºª her husbandº hath made them void;ºª and the LORDº shall forgiveºª her. 13 Every² vow,º and every² bindingº oathº to afflictºª the soul,º her husbandº may establishºª it, or her husbandº may make it void.ºª 14 But if² her husbandº altogether¹ª hold his peaceºª at her from dayº² to² day;º then he establishethºª² all² her vows,º or²² all² her bonds,º which² [are] upon² her: he confirmethºª them, because² he held his peaceºª at her in the dayº that he heardºª [them]. 15 But if² he shall any ways¹ª make them voidºª² after¹ that² he hath heardºª [them]; then he shall bearºª² her iniquity.º 16 These² [are] the statutes,º which² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses,º between² a manº and his wife,º between² the fatherº and his daughter,º [being yet] in her youthº in her father'sº house.º