Deuteronomy 23:23 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

The vow which has passed your lips you shall be watchful to perform, a voluntary offering which you have made to the Lord your God, which you have promised with your mouth.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The vow which has passed your lips you shall be watchful to perform, a voluntary offering which you have made to the Lord your God, which you have promised with your mouth.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the Lord your God with your own mouth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Be careful to do whatever comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed what you promised to the LORD your God.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

But whatever you promise to do, you must be careful to do it. If you choose to promise a gift to the Lord your God, give it soon.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But you must do what you say you will do. If you make a special promise to God, you chose to make that promise. God did not force you to make that promise. So you must do what you promised!

You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the LORD your God what you have promised with your mouth.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

but if you make one voluntarily, be sure that you keep it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Make sure you do what you said you would do {in your vow}. You freely chose to make your vow to the Lord your God.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Be careful to do whatever comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed what you promised to the LORD your God.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

You shall be careful and do what goes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to Yahweh your God that which you spoke with your mouth.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

That which goes out of your lips you must keep and do, even a freewill offering, just as you have vowed to the Lord your God, what you have promised with your mouth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"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 promised.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Should you refrain from making a vow, you will not be held guilty.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Make sure you do what you promised to do. With your own mouth you made the promise to the Lord your God. No one forced you to do it.

English NIV

Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

English NKJ 1982

That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.

English NLT

But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to do as you have said, for you have made a vow to the LORD your God.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Whatever your lips utter you must diligently perform, just as you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

You shall be careful to perform what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Once you make the vow, you must be careful to do as you have said, for it was your own choice, and you have vowed to the Lord your God.

English Tyndale 1537

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.