Deuteronomy 23:22

The NET Bible®

If you refrain from making a vow, it will not be sinful.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be counted against you as sin.

Hebrew Names Version
But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you.

King James Version
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

Lexham English Bible
And if you refrain from vowing, you shall not incur guilt.

English Standard Version
But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin.

New Century Version
But if you do not make the promise, you will not be guilty.

Amplified Bible
"But if you refrain from making a vow, that would not be [counted as] sin in you.

New American Standard Bible
"However, if you refrain from making vows, it will not be a sin for you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But when thou absteinest from vowing, it shalbe no sinne vnto thee.

Legacy Standard Bible
However, if you refrain from vowing, it will not be a sin in you.

Contemporary English Version
On the other hand, if you never make a sacred promise, you can't be guilty of breaking it.

Complete Jewish Bible
"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.

Darby Translation
But if thou forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

Easy-to-Read Version
If you don't make a promise, you are not sinning.

George Lamsa Translation
But if you are unwilling to make a vow, then it shall be no sin in you.

Good News Translation
It is no sin not to make a vow to the Lord ,

Literal Translation
But if you shall forebear to vow, it shall be no sin to you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf thou leaue vowinge, then is it no synne vnto the.

American Standard Version
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

Bible in Basic English
But if you take no oath, there will be no sin.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
If thou shalt leaue bowyng, it shalbe no sinne in thee.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it; for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it will be sin in thee.

King James Version (1611)
But if thou shalt forbeare to vow, it shall be no sinne in thee.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if thou shouldest be unwilling to vow, it is not sin in thee.

English Revised Version
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

Berean Standard Bible
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If thou `nylt bihete, thou schalt be with out synne.

Young's Literal Translation
`And when thou forbearest to vow, it is not in thee a sin.

Update Bible Version
But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

World English Bible
But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you.

New King James Version
But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you.

New Living Translation
However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow.

New Life Bible
But if you do not make a promise, it would not be sin in you.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, if thou refrain from vowing, it shall not be in thee sin.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If thou wilt not promise, that shalt be without sin.

Revised Standard Version
But if you refrain from vowing, it shall be no sin in you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you.

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ You must not return an escaped slave to his master when he has run away to you. ¹⁶ Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him. ¹⁷ There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel. ¹⁸ You must never bring the pay of a female prostitute or the wage of a male prostitute into the temple of the Lord your God in fulfillment of any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God. ¹⁹ You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest. ²⁰ You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite; if you keep this command the Lord your God will bless you in all you undertake in the land you are about to enter to possess. ²¹ When you make a vow to the Lord your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he will surely hold you accountable as a sinner. ²² If you refrain from making a vow, it will not be sinful. ²³ Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the Lord your God as a freewill offering. ²⁴ When you enter the vineyard of your neighbor you may eat as many grapes as you please, but you must not take away any in a container.

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Reciprocal: Numbers 30:2 - vow a vow Ecclesiastes 5:5 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if thou shalt forbear to vow,.... That a man might do, though there was ability; it was expected indeed that men should vow and bring freewill offerings in proportion to their ability; whether they were of the greater sort, of the herd and flock, or of fowls, or even of fine flour, these were acceptable to the Lord: but if they were not vowed and brought,

it shall be no sin in thee; no charge of guilt be brought or punishment laid; it should not be reckoned a crime, nor be punishable in any respect, and especially where there was a willing mind and no ability; otherwise negligence, niggardliness, and ingratitude, are not well pleasing in the sight of God.