Deuteronomy 23:21
When thou shall vow a vow to LORD thy God, thou shall not be slack to pay it. For LORD thy God will surely require it of thee, and it would be sin in thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
22But if thou shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
Cross References
Genesis 28:20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
Exodus 22:24and my wrath shall grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your sons fatherless.
Numbers 30:1And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, This is the thing which LORD has commanded.
Deuteronomy 15:3From a foreigner thou may exact it, but whatever of thine is with thy brother, thy hand shall release.
Psalms 15:5he who puts not his money out to interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 66:13I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings. I will pay thee my vows,
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:16-25
Protection of Fugitives; The Law Concerning Usury. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for… Read the whole commentary →