Proverbs 20:25 · KJV
“{It is} a snare to the man {who} devoureth {that which is} holy, and after vows to make enquiry.”
— Proverbs 20:25
Man's goings {are} of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 20 — Context
Divers weights {are} an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance {is} not good. {a false...: Heb. balance of deceit}
24Man's goings {are} of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25{It 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. {candle: or, lamp}
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:4-6
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for {he hath} no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Matthew 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Leviticus 5:15
If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:
Numbers 30:2-16
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. {break: Heb. profane}
Leviticus 27:9-10
And if {it be} a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that {any man} giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.
Malachi 3:8-10
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth {is} his destruction, and his lips {are} the snare of his soul.
Leviticus 22:10-15
There shall no stranger eat {of} the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat {of} the holy thing.