Deuteronomy 23:21

Modern English Version

When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you must not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be a sin to you.

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will protect me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

Job 22:27

You will make your prayer to Him, and He will hear you, and you will pay your vows.

Psalm 116:18

I will pay my vows to the Lord, now in the presence of all His people,

Psalm 15:5

he who does not put his money out to usury, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be moved.

Psalm 50:14

“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 56:12

My vows to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You;

Psalm 61:8

So will I sing praise to Your name forever, as I fulfill my vows day by day.

Psalm 76:11

Make your vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all who are around Him bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.

Exodus 22:24

And My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will become widows, and your children fatherless.

Ezekiel 18:8

if he has not lent at interest, nor has taken any increase, but has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man;

Jonah 1:16

Therefore the men were very afraid of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

Jonah 2:9

But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord!”

Nahum 1:15

Behold, on the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Make your feasts, O Judah, and complete your vows. For the wicked one will never again pass through your midst; he is completely cut down.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that it was said by the ancients, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall fulfill your oaths to the Lord.’

Deuteronomy 14:29

Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance with you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come and shall eat and be satisfied, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

Deuteronomy 15:3

You may collect it from a foreigner, but that which your brother has that is yours your hand shall release.

Deuteronomy 23:18

You must never bring the wage of a prostitute or the wage of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow, for both of these are abominations to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 23:22

But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be a sin to you.

1 Samuel 20:16

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord require it at the hand of the enemies of David.”