Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Be sure you do whatever you promise, because you have given your word voluntarily to the LORD your God.
New American Standard Bible
You shall be careful to perform what goes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God, what you have
King James Version
That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
Holman Bible
Be careful to do whatever comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed what you promised
A Conservative Version
That which has gone out of thy lips thou shall observe and do, according as thou have vowed to LORD thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou have promised with thy mouth.
American Standard Version
That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
Amplified
You shall be careful to perform that [vow] which passes your lips, just as you have made a voluntary vow to the Lord your God, just as you have promised with your own words (mouth).
Bible in Basic English
Whatever your lips have said, see that you do it; for you gave your word freely to the Lord your God.
Darby Translation
What is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and do, as thou hast vowed to Jehovah thy God, the voluntary-offering that thou hast promised with thy mouth.
Julia Smith Translation
That going out of thy lips, thou shalt watch and do according as thou didst vow to Jehovah thy God; a voluntary gift which thou spakest with thy mouth.
King James 2000
That which is gone out from your lips you shall keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed unto the LORD your God, which you have promised with your mouth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The utterance of your lips {you must perform diligently} [just] as you have vowed freely to Yahweh your God whatever [it was] that you promised with your mouth.
Modern King James verseion
That which has gone out of your lips you shall keep and perform, even a free-will offering, according as you have vowed to Jehovah your God, which you have promised with your mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but that which is once gone out of thy lips, thou must keep and do, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God a freewill offering which thou hast spoken with thy mouth.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
That which is gone out of your lips you shall observe and do; according as you have vowed to the LORD your God, a freewill offering, which you have promised with your mouth.
The Emphasized Bible
That which goeth forth out of thy lips, thou must observe and do, - according as thou didst vow unto Yahweh thy God the free-will, offering of which thou didst speak with thy mouth.
Webster
That which is uttered by thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a free-will-offering, according as thou hast vowed to the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
World English Bible
That which is gone out of your lips you shall observe and do; according as you have vowed to Yahweh your God, a freewill offering, which you have promised with your mouth.
Youngs Literal Translation
The produce of thy lips thou dost keep, and hast done it, as thou hast vowed to Jehovah thy God; a free-will-offering, which thou hast spoken with thy mouth.
Themes
Offerings » Different kinds of » Free-will
Offerings » Free-will » Obligatory when signified in a vow
Interlinear
Mowtsa'
Saphah
Shamar
N@dabah
'elohiym
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 23:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
22 But if you refrain from making a vow, then you won't be guilty. 23 Be sure you do whatever you promise, because you have given your word voluntarily to the LORD your God. 24 "When you enter your countrymen's vineyard, you may eat the grapes to your satisfaction, but don't take any in a basket.
Names
Cross References
Numbers 30:2
"When a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath an obligation that is binding to himself he is not to break his word. Instead, he is to fulfill whatever promise came out of his mouth.'"
Judges 11:30-31
Jephthah made this solemn vow to the LORD: "If you truly give the Ammonites into my control,
Judges 11:35
When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and cried out, "Oh no! My daughter! You have terribly burdened me! You've joined those who are causing me trouble, because I've given my word to the LORD, and I cannot go back on it.
1 Samuel 1:11
Hannah made a vow: "LORD of the Heavenly Armies, if you just look at the misery of your maid servant, remember me, and don't forget your maid servant. If you give your maid servant a son, then I'll give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and a razor is never to touch his head."
1 Samuel 14:24
The men of Israel were hard pressed on that day, and Saul required the army to take an oath: "Cursed is the person who eats food before evening and before I've been avenged of my enemies." So no one tasted food.
Psalm 66:13-14
I will come to your house with burnt offerings. I will fulfill my vows to you
Psalm 116:18
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
Proverbs 20:25
It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.
Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
When you make a promise to God, don't fail to keep it, since he isn't pleased with fools. Keep what you promise
Jeremiah 44:25-27
This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and acted with your hands: "We will certainly carry through on the vows that we vowed to offer sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven and pour out liquid offerings to her!" Go ahead, carry through on your vows, and diligently do what you vowed!'
Mark 6:22-23
When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. So the king told the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you."
Acts 23:12
In the morning, the Jewish leaders formed a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink anything before they had killed Paul.
Acts 23:21
Don't believe them, because more than 40 of them are planning to ambush him. They've taken an oath not to eat or drink before they've killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent."