Matthew Henry · Verse 25
The evasions men often use with their own consciences show how false and deceitful man is.
Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
BSB
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
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.
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