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Deuteronomy 23:21

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When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

When thou shalt vow {H5087} a vow {H5088} unto the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430}, thou shalt not slack {H309} to pay {H7999} it: for the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} will surely {H1875} require {H1875} it of thee; and it would be sin {H2399} in thee.

"When you make a vow to ADONAI your God, you are not to delay in fulfilling it, for ADONAI your God will certainly demand it of you, and your failure to do so will be your sin

If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

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Cross-References

  • Ecclesiastes 5:4 (11 votes)

    ¶ When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:5 (11 votes)

    Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

  • Psalms 66:13 (7 votes)

    ¶ I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

  • Psalms 66:14 (7 votes)

    Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

  • Psalms 76:11 (5 votes)

    Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

  • Deuteronomy 23:18 (5 votes)

    Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.

  • Psalms 116:18 (5 votes)

    I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,