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 Living Translation (NLT)However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:22

20To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all to which you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess. 21“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. 23That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth. 24“When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes at your pleasure, but you shall not put any in your 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