Proverbs 20:25
What does Proverbs 20:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 20:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
KJV
King James Version · 1611It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A snare to a man <FI>is<Fi> he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 22:10
There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest’s, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
- Numbers 30:2
When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
- Matthew 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
- Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.
- Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Leviticus 27:9
And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy.
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