Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.In other versions
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, `It is' holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
ASV
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.
BBE
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.
DBY
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, Then later to consider his vows.
WEB
A snare to a man `is' he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
YLT
It is a snare to the man who devours that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
ENG
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
WBT
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
BSB
In context
23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.