²⁷ And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.

²² But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

²³ That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:

³¹ Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:

¹³ And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:

⁸ But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.

¹⁴ By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

²⁴ There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

¹⁶ A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

⁸ An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.

³ Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.

⁴⁴ Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.

²⁸ And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

²⁹ That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.

³⁰ Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.

³¹ And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.

¹⁵ Brothers, as men would say, even a man's agreement, when it has been made certain, may not be put on one side, or have additions made to it.