Deuteronomy 23:22

And if thou wilt vow a vow to the Lord thy God, thou shalt not delay to pay it; for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee, and otherwise it shall be sin in thee.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21Thou mayest lend on usury to a stranger, but to thy brother thou shalt not lend on usury; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all thy works upon the land, into which thou art entering to inherit it.

23But if thou shouldest be unwilling to vow, it is not sin in thee.

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Cross References

Joshua 9:18And the children of Israel fought not with them, because all the princes swore to them by the Lord God of Israel; and all the congregation murmured at the princes.

Ecclesiastes 5:5Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; 1 And say not in the presence of God, It was an error: 1 Lest God be angry at thy voice, 1 And destroy the works of thy hands. 1

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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