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# a man makes a vow
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"any man". The words "a man" refer to any man, not one particular man. Because a vow is a type of promise, men must do what they have vowed to do. A father or a husband has one day in which to cancel a woman's vow. Otherwise, she must do what she vowed she would do.
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# to bind himself with a binding promise
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"committing to fulfill a promise" or "promising to do something"
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# he must not break his word. He must keep his promise to do everything that comes out of his mouth
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Here "word" refers to what he said. These two sentences are combined to emphasize that he must fulfill his promises.
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# he must not break his word
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"he must fulfill his promises"
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# everything that comes out of his mouth
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"to do everything that he says he will do" Here the word "mouth" refers to the things that the man says.
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