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


In Context

22 Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee.

23 Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good.

24 The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?

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

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.

27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.

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 American Standard 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 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.