And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What {is} thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what {is} thy request? and it shall be performed, {even} to the half of the kingdom.

Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what {is} thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What {is} thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what {is} thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, {As} the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what {is} thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. {under a curse: or, with an oath of execration}

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.

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

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. {thing: or, word}

And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, {As} the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips {are} the snare of his soul.