Parallel Verses
NET Bible
It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
Holman Bible
and later to reconsider his vows.
International Standard Version
It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.
A Conservative Version
It is a snare to a man to say rashly, [It is] holy. And to make inquiry after vows.
American Standard Version
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
Amplified
It is a trap for a man to [
And [not until] afterward consider [whether he can fulfill it].
Bible in Basic English
It 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.
Darby Translation
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.
Julia Smith Translation
The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.
King James 2000
It is a snare to the man to declare something is holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It is] a snare to humankind to say rashly "[It is] holy," and after vows, to scrutinize.
Modern King James verseion
It is a snare to a man to say rashly, A holy thing, and afterward vows to ask about it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that which is holy, and then to go about with vows.
New Heart English Bible
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
The Emphasized Bible
It is a snare to a man, that he should rashly cry Holy! and, after making vows, to reflect!
Webster
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
World English Bible
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
Youngs Literal Translation
A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
24 The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord -- so how can anyone understand his own way? 25 It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed. 26 A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.
Phrases
Cross References
Leviticus 5:15
"When a person commits a trespass and sins by straying unintentionally from the regulations about the Lord's holy things, then he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, for a guilt offering.
Leviticus 22:10-15
"'No lay person may eat anything holy. Neither a priest's lodger nor a hired laborer may eat anything holy,
Leviticus 27:9-10
"'If what is vowed is a kind of animal from which an offering may be presented to the Lord, anything which he gives to the Lord from this kind of animal will be holy.
Leviticus 27:30-31
"'Any tithe of the land, from the grain of the land or from the fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
Numbers 30:2-16
If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.
Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
Ecclesiastes 5:4-6
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!
Malachi 3:8-10
Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, 'How are we robbing you?' In tithes and contributions!
Matthew 5:33
"Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'