25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.


In Context

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

24 A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:25[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:25It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:25It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:25A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:25It is a snare to the man who devours that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.