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


In Context

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

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

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

27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

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 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 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.