Verse List for PROV 20:25

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B I ◄ ← Prov 20:25 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) It’s a trap for a person to rashly declare something as sacred, ⇔ → and then to only reflect later after making vows.

OET-LV is_a _snare _of a _person one _who_he _will _say _rashly holiness and_after the_vows to_consider.

ULT A snare of a man: He says rashly, “It is holy,” ⇔ and after vows, considers.

UST It is dangerous for people to declare thoughtlessly that they will dedicate something to Yahweh, ⇔  and then later regret that they have promised to do that.

BSB & MSB It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, ⇔  only later to reconsider his vows.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, ⇔  then later to consider his vows.

NET It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, “Holy!” ⇔ and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

LSV A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing,
And to make inquiry after vows.

FBV It's a mistake to make a promise to God and then have second thoughts about it later.

T4T ⇔  You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, ⇔  because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.

LEB • It is a snare to humankind to say rashly “It is holy,”
• and after vows, to scrutinize.

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.

Moff ’Tis perilous to say rashly, “This is sacred!” ⇔  and then reconsider your vow.

JPS It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.

ASV It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, ⇔ And after vows to make inquiry.

DRA It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.

YLT A snare to a man [is] he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

Drby It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.

RV It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
(It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.)

SLT The snare of man swallowing down the holy thing, after the vows for seeking.

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

KJB-1769 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
(It is a snare to the man who devoureth/devours that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.)

KJB-1611 It is a snare to the man who deuoureth that which is holy: and after vowes, to make inquirie.
(It is a snare to the man who devoureth/devours that which is holy: and after vows, to make enquirie.)

Bshps It is a snare for a man to deuour that whiche is holy, and after the vowe to make inquirie.
(It is a snare for a man to devour that which is holy, and after the vow to make enquirie.)

Gnva It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.
(It is a destruction for a man to devour that which is sanctified, and after the vows to enquire.)

Cvdl It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that which is holy, & then to go aboute wt vowes.
(It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that which is holy, and then to go about with vows.)

Wycl Falling of man is to make auow to seyntis, and aftirward to withdrawe the vowis.
(Falling of man is to make auow to saints, and afterward to withdraw the vowis.)

Luth Es ist dem Menschen ein Strick, das Heilige lästern und danach Gelübde suchen.
(It is to_him people a rope/cord, the saints gossip(v) and after/thereafter/then vow/pledge search_for.)

ClVg Ruina est homini devorare sanctos, et post vota retractare.][fn]
(Ruina it_is to_man to_devour saints, and after wishes/vows retractare.])

UHB מוֹקֵ֣שׁ אָ֭דָם יָ֣לַע קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְ⁠אַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְ⁠בַקֵּֽר׃ ‡

BrLXX Παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι, μετὰ γὰρ τὸ εὔξασθαι μετανοεῖν γίνεται.

BrTr It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for in that case repentance comes after vowing.