| Proverbs 20:25 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | It is a trap for a man to say rashly, "It is holy!" And after the vows to make inquiry. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | It is a trap for a person to say impulsively, "This is a holy offering!" and later to have second thoughts about those vows.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. |
| ASV: | It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry. |
| BBE: | 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. |
| DBY: | It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry. |
| ERV: | It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. |
| JPS: | It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry. |
| WBS: | It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. |
| WEB: | It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows. |
| YLT: | A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry. |
| Proverbs 20:25 Cross References |
| XREF: | Ecclesiastes 5:4 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!
Ecclesiastes 5:5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 20:25 [It is] a snare to the man [who] {g} devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
(g) That is, to apply or take for his own use, that which was appointed to God's and then ask how he may be exempted from the fault. |
| WES: | 20:25 A snare - It brings guilt upon him. After - After a man has made vows to enquire for ways to break them. |
| MHC: | 20:23. A bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end. 24. How can we form plans, and conduct business, independently of the Lord? 25. The evasions men often use with their own consciences show how false and deceitful man is. 26. Justice should crush the wicked, and separate them from the virtuous. 27. The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God. 28. Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne. 29. Both young and old have their advantages; and let neither despise or envy the other. |
| CONC: | Consider Danger Dedicate Dedication Devoureth Enquiry Hallowed Holy Inquiry Later Making Necessary Oaths Questioning Rash Rashly Reflect Snare Swallowed Taking Trap Vows |
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