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 lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite; if you keep this command the Lord your God will bless you in all you undertake in the land you are about to enter to possess. 21When you make a vow to the Lord your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he will surely hold you accountable as a sinner. If you refrain from making a vow, it will not be sinful. 23Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the Lord your God as a freewill offering. 24When you enter the vineyard of your neighbor you may eat as many grapes as you please, but you must not take away any in a container.

Deuteronomy 23:22 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if thou shalt forbearחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• to vowנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• it shall be no 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