Deuteronomy 23:22

Green's Literal Translation

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 ,

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ You shall not hand over to his master a slave that has escaped from his master to you. ¹⁶ He shall live with you, among you, in the place which he chooses inside one of your gates, wherever it is good to him. You shall not oppress him. ¹⁷ There shall be no prostitute among the daughters of Israel, nor shall there be a homosexual among the sons of Israel. ¹⁸ You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the price of a dog, into the house of Jehovah your God for any vow; for even both of these are an abomination to Jehovah your God. ¹⁹ You shall not lend at interest to your brother; interest of silver, interest of food, interest of anything loaned at interest. ²⁰ To a stranger you may lend at interest , but you shall not lend at interest to your brother, so that Jehovah your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go to possess it. ²¹ When you shall vow a vow to Jehovah your God, you shall not delay to perform it; for Jehovah your God will certainly require it of you, and it shall be sin to you. ²² But if you shall forebear to vow, it shall be no sin to you. ²³ That which has gone out of your lips, you shall keep, and shall do it. According as you have vowed as a freewill offering to Jehovah your God, do even that which you have spoken with your mouth. ²⁴ When you come into your neighbor's vineyard, then you may eat grapes to your fill, at your pleasure. But you shall not put any in your vessel.

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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.