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Proverbs 20:25

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 20:25 in other translations

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

Proverbs 20:25 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:25 in context

  1. 23Yahweh detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
  2. 24A man’s steps are from Yahweh;
    how then can man understand his way?
  3. 25It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication,
    then later to consider his vows.
  4. 26A wise king winnows out the wicked,
    and drives the threshing wheel over them.
  5. 27The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp,
    searching all his innermost parts.