English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 23:22
22But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin.
Deuteronomy 23:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
- New International Version (NIV)But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow.
Context of Deuteronomy 23:22
20You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 21"If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. 23You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth. 24"If you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag.
Read all of Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 23:22 word by word
וְכִ֥י תֶחְדַּ֖ל לִנְדֹּ֑ר לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:22
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. When thou shalt vow a vow--(See on Nu 30:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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