Deuteronomy 23:22

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:22

20You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess. 21“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the Lord your God will surely require it of you. However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you. 23You shall be careful to perform what goes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God, what you have promised. 24“When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, then you may eat grapes until you are fully satisfied, but you shall not put any in your basket.

Deuteronomy 23:22 word by word

וְכִ֥י תֶחְדַּ֖ל לִנְדֹּ֑ר לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃Read the interlinear

• However, ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• you refrainחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• from vowingנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• it would not be sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399

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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:22

• Offerings
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Vow

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