100 Bible Verses About Agreement

And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.

That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

And Abraham said, I will swear.

This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal–hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;

And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

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

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.