Deuteronomy 23:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You must keep whatever promises you make to the LORD. After all, you are the one who chose to make the promises.

Cross References

Psalm 116:18

I will keep my promise to you when your people

Psalm 50:14

I am God Most High! The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word.

Proverbs 20:25

Don't fall into the trap of making promises to God before you think!

Jeremiah 44:17

We have promised to worship the goddess Astarte, the Queen of Heaven, and that is exactly what we are going to do. We will burn incense and offer sacrifices of wine to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders did when we lived in Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah. We had plenty of food back then. We were well off, and nothing bad ever happened to us.

Leviticus 27:2

to say to the community of Israel: If you ever want to free someone who has been promised to me,

Numbers 30:2

When one of you men makes a promise to the LORD, you must keep your word.

Matthew 5:33

You know that our ancestors were told, “Don't use the Lord's name to make a promise unless you are going to keep it.”

Acts 23:12

The next morning more than forty Jewish men got together and vowed that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:21

But please don't do what they say. More than forty men are going to attack Paul. They have made a vow not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. Even now they are waiting to hear what you decide.”

Deuteronomy 23:22

On the other hand, if you never make a sacred promise, you can't be guilty of breaking it.

Deuteronomy 23:24

If you go into a vineyard that belongs to someone else, you are allowed to eat as many grapes as you want while you are there. But don't take any with you when you leave.

Joshua 9:18

But they did not attack the towns, because the Israelite leaders had sworn in the name of the LORD that they would let these people live. The Israelites complained about their leaders' decision not to attack,

Judges 11:35

“Oh!” Jephthah cried. Then he tore his clothes in sorrow and said to his daughter, “I made a sacred promise to the LORD, and I must keep it. Your coming out to meet me has broken my heart.”

1 Samuel 1:11

“LORD All-Powerful, I am your servant, but I am so miserable! Please let me have a son. I will give him to you for as long as he lives, and his hair will never be cut.”