Proverbs 20:25
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It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.

a snare

Proverbs 18:7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.

Leviticus 5:15 If any one shall sin through mistake, transgressing the ceremonies in those things that are sacrificed to the Lord, he shall offer for his offence a ram without blemish out of the flocks, that may be bought for two sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary.

Leviticus 22:10-15 No stranger shall eat of the sanctified things: a sojourner of the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of them. . . .

Leviticus 27:30 All tithes of the land, whether of corn, or of the fruits of trees, are the Lord's, and are sanctified to him.

Malachi 3:8-10 Shall a man afflict God, for you afflict me. And you have said: Wherein do we afflict thee? in tithes and in firstfruits. . . .

after

Leviticus 27:9,10,31 But a beast that may be sacrificed to the Lord, if any one shall vow, shall be holy, . . .

Numbers 30:2 If any man make a vow to the Lord, or bind himself by an oath: he shall not make his word void but shall fulfil all that he promised.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 If thou hast vowed any thing to God, defer not to pay it: for an unfaithful and foolish promise displeaseth him: but whatsoever thou hast vowed, pay it. . . .

Matthew 5:33 Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, thou shalt not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord.

Context
Wine is a Mocker
24The steps of men are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way? 25It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.…
Cross References
Proverbs 18:13
He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

Ecclesiastes 5:2
Speak not any thing rashly, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:4
If thou hast vowed any thing to God, defer not to pay it: for an unfaithful and foolish promise displeaseth him: but whatsoever thou hast vowed, pay it.

Ecclesiastes 5:5
And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised.

Lexicon
It is a trap
מוֹקֵ֣שׁ (mō·w·qêš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4170: A bait or lure, a snare

for a man
אָ֭דָם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

to dedicate
קֹ֑דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

something rashly
יָ֣לַע (yā·la‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3216: To blurt, utter inconsiderately

only later
וְאַחַ֖ר (wə·’a·ḥar)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

to reconsider
לְבַקֵּֽר׃ (lə·ḇaq·qêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1239: To plough, break forth, to inspect, admire, care for, consider

his vows.
נְדָרִ֣ים (nə·ḏā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5088: A promise, a thing promised


Additional Translations
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly only later to reconsider his vows.It is a snare to the man who devours that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

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 hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for in that case repentance comes after vowing.

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

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

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

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

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