Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly
and later to reconsider his vows.

Leviticus 5:15

“If someone offends by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he must bring his restitution offering to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel) as a restitution offering.

Leviticus 22:10-15

“No one outside a priest’s family is to eat the holy offering. A foreigner staying with a priest or a hired hand is not to eat the holy offering.

Leviticus 27:9-10

“If the vow involves one of the animals that may be brought as an offering to the Lord, any of these he gives to the Lord will be holy.

Leviticus 27:30-31

“Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.

Numbers 30:2-16

When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-6

When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.

Malachi 3:8-10

“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me!”

You ask: “How do we rob You?”

“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

A snare

Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.
Leviticus 5:15
“If someone offends by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he must bring his restitution offering to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel) as a restitution offering.
Leviticus 22:10
“No one outside a priest’s family is to eat the holy offering. A foreigner staying with a priest or a hired hand is not to eat the holy offering.
Leviticus 27:30
“Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
Malachi 3:8
“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me!”

You ask: “How do we rob You?”

“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.

After

Leviticus 27:9
“If the vow involves one of the animals that may be brought as an offering to the Lord, any of these he gives to the Lord will be holy.
Numbers 30:2
When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
Matthew 5:33
“Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

General references

Ecclesiastes 5:5
Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.

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