Uttaradhyayana 29.51

JainismUttaradhyayana 29.51

By sincerity in religious practice he obtains proficiency in it; being proficient in it he will act up to his words.

◈ Keeping promises

The same idea in other traditions

ChristianityMatthew 5:37

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

IslamQuran 17:34

…and fulfil (every) engagement, for (every) engagement will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).

JudaismNumbers 30:3

When a man voweth a vow unto the LORD, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

ConfucianismAnalects 2.22

The Master said, "I do not know how a man without truthfulness is to get on. How can a large carriage be made to go without the cross-bar for yoking the oxen to, or a small carriage without the arrangement for yoking the horses?"