Deuteronomy 23:21
When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
In Context
22But if thou shalt 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 wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Numbers 30:1And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded.
Deuteronomy 15:3Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.
Psalms 15:5He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth 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 →