Proverbs 20:25
25 It is a snare ▼
▼sn It would be a “snare” because it would lead people into financial difficulties; Leviticus 27 talks about foolish or rash vows.
for a person ▼▼tn Heb “a man.”
to rashly cry, ▼ ▼▼sn This refers to speaking rashly in dedicating something to the sanctuary by calling it “Holy.”
“Holy!” and only afterward to consider ▼
▼tn Heb “reflect on.” The person is to consider the vows before making them, to ensure that they can be fulfilled. Too many people make their vow or promise without thinking, and then later worry about how they will fulfill their vows.
what he has vowed. ▼▼tn Heb “the vows” (so NASB); CEV “promises.”
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