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Deuteronomy 23:22
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KJ21
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
ASV
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
AMP
But if you refrain from making a vow, that would not be [counted as] sin in you.
AMPC
But if you refrain from vowing, it will not be sin in you.
BRG
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
CSB
But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be counted against you as sin.
CSBA
But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be counted against you as sin.
CEB
Now if you simply don’t make any promises, you won’t be guilty of anything.
CJB
“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.
CEV
On the other hand, if you never make a sacred promise, you can't be guilty of breaking it.
DARBY
But if thou forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
DRA
If thou wilt not promise, thou shalt be without sin.
ERV
If you don’t make a promise, you are not sinning.
EASY
You may choose not to promise any gift. That is not a sin.
EHV
But if you do not make a vow at all, you will not be guilty.
ESV
But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin.
ESVUK
But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin.
EXB
But if you do not make the ·promise [vow], you will not be guilty.
GNV
But when thou abstainest from vowing, it shall be no sin unto thee.
GW
If you didn’t make a vow, you would not be guilty.
GNT
It is no sin not to make a vow to the Lord,
HCSB
But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be counted against you as sin.
ICB
But if you do not make the promise, you will not be guilty.
ISV
But if you refrain from making a vow, then you won’t be guilty.
JUB
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall not be sin in thee.
KJV
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
AKJV
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
LSB
However, if you refrain from vowing, it will not be a sin in you.
LEB
And if you refrain from vowing, you shall not incur guilt.
TLB
(But it is not a sin if you refrain from vowing!)
MSG
When you make a vow to God, your God, don’t put off keeping it; God, your God, expects you to keep it and if you don’t you’re guilty. But if you don’t make a vow in the first place, there’s no sin. If you say you’re going to do something, do it. Keep the vow you willingly vowed to God, your God. You promised it, so do it.
MEV
But if you refrain from making a vow, it will not be a sin to you.
NOG
If you didn’t make a vow, you would not be guilty.
NABRE
When you make a vow to the Lord, your God, you shall not delay in fulfilling it; for the Lord, your God, will surely require it of you and you will be held guilty.
NASB
However, if you refrain from making vows, it will not be a sin for you.
NASB1995
However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you.
NCB
If you make a vow to the Lord, your God, do not be lax in paying it off, for the Lord, your God, will certainly require it of you, and you would be guilty of a sin.
NCV
But if you do not make the promise, you will not be guilty.
NET
If you refrain from making a vow, it will not be sinful.
NIRV
But if you don’t make a promise, you won’t be guilty.
NIV
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.
NIVUK
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.
NKJV
But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you.
NLV
But if you do not make a promise, it would not be sin in you.
NLT
However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow.
NRSVA
But if you refrain from vowing, you will not incur guilt.
NRSVACE
But if you refrain from vowing, you will not incur guilt.
NRSVCE
But if you refrain from vowing, you will not incur guilt.
NRSVUE
But if you refrain from vowing, you will not incur guilt.
OJB
But if thou shalt abstain from vowing, it shall be no chet in thee.
RGT
“But when you abstain from vowing, it shall be no sin to you.
RSV
But if you refrain from vowing, it shall be no sin in you.
RSVCE
But if you refrain from vowing, it shall be no sin in you.
TLV
“When you make a vow to Adonai your God, you are not to delay to make good on it—for Adonai your God will certainly require it of you, and you would have sin on you.
VOICE
It isn’t a sin to make a vow in the first place.
WEB
But if you refrain from making a vow, it shall be no sin in you.
WYC
If thou wilt not promise, thou shalt be without sin. (If thou maketh no vow, thou hast not sinned.)
YLT
`And when thou forbearest to vow, it is not in thee a sin.
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