Proverbs 20:25

Foolproof Instructions

²⁴ Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord,
How then can man understand his way?
²⁵ It is a trap for a man to say rashly, “It is holy!”
And after the vows to make inquiry.
²⁶ A wise king winnows the wicked,
And drives the threshing wheel over them.

O God

Leviticus 5:15

“If a person acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against the Lord’s holy things, then he shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord: a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation in silver by shekels, in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.

Leviticus 22:10-15

‘No layman, however, is to eat the holy gift; a sojourner with the priest or a hired man shall not eat of the holy gift.

Leviticus 27:9-10

‘Now if it is an animal of the kind which men can present as an offering to the Lord, any such that one gives to the Lord shall be holy.

Leviticus 27:30-31

‘Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.

Numbers 30:2-16

If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-6

When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!

Malachi 3:8-10

“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’