Verse 9

Vows Made by Widows“But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 21:7 : 7 They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
• Luke 2:37 : 37 She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
• Rom 7:2 : 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.