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Deuteronomy 23:22
The 2026 edition cites 1 passage containing Deuteronomy 23:22, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Deuteronomy 23:21-23
21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
23 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.
Cited by 3 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 22.6
It is not to be made to any creature, but to God alone: and, that it may be accepted, it is to be made voluntarily, out of faith, and conscience of duty, in…
Testimony of the RPCNA 2
- T 22.5
A vow in Scripture is an act of voluntary dedication to God of one’s person, goods or service. A vow is usually made by an individual.
- T 22.6
While it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the uses in Scripture of the words “vow” and “covenant,” a covenant that men make with God differs from…