Deuteronomy 23:23

Deuteronomy 23:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the Lord your God.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:23

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. 22But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. That 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. 25When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain.

Deuteronomy 23:23 word by word

מוֹצָ֥א שְׂפָתֶ֖יךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר וְעָשִׂ֑יתָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָדַ֜רְתָּ לַיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ נְדָבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ בְּפִֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That which is gone outמוֹצָאmôtsâ' môtsâ' · exitH4161
• of thy lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• thou shalt keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• and performעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• a freewill offeringנְדָבָהnedâbâh · voluntarinessH5071
• according as thou hast vowedנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• which thou hast promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• with thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:23

• Numbers 30:2If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
• Judges 11:30And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands,
• 1 Samuel 1:11Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.”
• Psalms 66:13I will go into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows,
• Psalms 116:18I will pay my vows to the Lord Now in the presence of all His people,
• Proverbs 20:25It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—
• 1 Samuel 14:24And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
• Jeremiah 44:25Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands, saying, “We will surely keep our vows that we have made, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” You will surely keep your vows and perform your vows!’
• Mark 6:22And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:23

• 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. 1-251-3. He that is wounded ..., shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord--"To enter into the congregation of the Lord" means either admission to public honors and offices in the Church and State of Israel, or, in the case of foreigners, incorporation with that nation by marriage. The rule was that strangers and foreigners, for fear of friendship or marriage connections with them leading the people into idolatry, were not admissible till their…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:23

• Offerings
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• God
• Freewill offering
• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus

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