Proverbs 20:25

In 11 translations

BSB

It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing, || And to make inquiry after vows.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.

JPS

It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.

LXXE

It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for in that case repentance comes after vowing.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מוֹקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃

LXX-Br

Παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι, μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εὔξασθαι μετανοεῖν γίνεται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ecclesiastes 5:4–6When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh…
• Matthew 5:33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
• Leviticus 27:9–10If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy. He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does…
• Numbers 30:2–16If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised. And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow…
• Malachi 3:8–10Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. Bring the full tithe into the…
• Leviticus 5:15“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according…
• Leviticus 22:10–15No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it. But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave…
• Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
• Leviticus 27:30–31Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.

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