Deuteronomy 23:21

New King James Version

“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.

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

Job 22:27

You will make your prayer to Him, 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 out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 50:14

Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 56:12

Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,

Psalm 61:8

So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 76:11

Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.

Exodus 22:24

and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Ezekiel 18:8

If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man;

Jonah 1:16

Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took 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 tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.

Matthew 5:33

“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’

Deuteronomy 14:29

And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

Deuteronomy 15:3

Of a foreigner you may require it; but you shall give up your claim to what is owed by your brother,

Deuteronomy 23:18

You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 23:22

But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you.

1 Samuel 20:16

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