Deuteronomy 23:22

(23-23) But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

In Context

21(23-22) When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it; for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it will be sin in thee.

23(23-24) That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed freely unto the LORD thy God, even that which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

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Cross References

Joshua 9:18And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

Psalms 66:13I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows,

Ecclesiastes 5:5(5-4) Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

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 →

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