Mat 18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.

Are the promises we make to God more important to us or to God? The difference between God and any earthly king is that God has perfect knowledge of the future. When we make promises, we don't know if we will keep them or not, but God does. We make promises to God not to change his mind but to change our own.

"Worshipped" is from proskuneô, which means "make obeisance," "fall down and worship," and specifically means to prostrate yourself before authority, as we would use the Chinese term, "kowtow."

"Have patience" is from makrothumeô, which means "to be long-suffering," "to persevere," and "to bear patiently."

"Pay" is from is from apodidômi, which means literally, "give back" or "give up," and also means "restore," "return," "yeild," "give account," and "sell."