Proverbs 20:25
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
In context
23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
Proverbs 20:25 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
- KJV King James Version
- It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
- WEB World English Bible
- It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
- ASV American Standard Version
- It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
- DBY Darby Translation
- It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.
- WBS Webster Bible
- It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.