Deuteronomy 23:21

New International Version

If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear

Job 22:27

You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.

Psalm 116:18

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,

Psalm 15:5

who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.

Psalm 50:14

“Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,

Psalm 56:12

I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you.

Psalm 61:8

Then I will ever sing in praise of your name and fulfill my vows day after day.

Psalm 76:11

Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared.

Exodus 22:24

My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

Ezekiel 18:8

He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.

Jonah 1:16

At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.

Jonah 2:9

But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ ”

Nahum 1:15

Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’

Deuteronomy 14:29

so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 15:3

You may require payment from a foreigner, but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you.

Deuteronomy 23:18

You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the Lord your God to pay any vow, because the Lord your God detests them both.

Deuteronomy 23:22

But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.

1 Samuel 20:16

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.”