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Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
Proverbs 20:25 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 20:25 in other translations
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
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In context
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
24 A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.
27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
28 Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
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