Deuteronomy 23:21

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not postpone fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you would incur guilt.

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

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

Job 22:27

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

Psalm 116:18

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

Psalm 15:5

who do not lend money at interest and do not take a bribe against the innocent. Those who do these things shall 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 I must perform, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.

Psalm 61:8

So I will always sing praises to your name, as I pay my vows day after day.

Psalm 76:11

Make vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all who are around him bring gifts to the one who is awesome,

Exodus 22:24

my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans.

Ezekiel 18:8

does not take advance or accrued interest, withholds his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between contending parties,

Jonah 1:16

Then the men feared the Lord even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

Jonah 2:9

But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the Lord!”

Nahum 1:15

Look! On the mountains the feet of one who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the wicked invade you; they are utterly cut off.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.’

Deuteronomy 14:29

the Levites, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work that you undertake.

Deuteronomy 15:3

Of a foreigner you may exact it, but you must remit your claim on whatever any member of your community owes you.

Deuteronomy 23:18

You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 23:22

But if you refrain from vowing, you will not incur guilt.

1 Samuel 20:16

Thus Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord seek out the enemies of David.”