Deuteronomy 23:22

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

Leeser Tanakh

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 makest a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not delay to pay it; for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

23(23:24) What is gone out of thy lips shalt thou keep and perform, as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God voluntarily, as thou hast spoken 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; but all the congregation murmured against the princes.

Psalms 66:13I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto thee my vows,

Ecclesiastes 5:5(5:4) It is better that thou shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst 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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