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


In Context

22 Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

23 An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.

24 From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?

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

26 A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

27 The breath of man is a lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.

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 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 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.