Proverbs 20:25

Easy To Read Version

Think carefully before you promise to give something to God. Later you might wish that you had not made that promise.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:13

You should let other people finish speaking before you try to answer them. That way you won’t be embarrassed and appear foolish.

Proverbs 18:7

When a foolish person talks, he ruins himself. His own words trap him.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Be careful when you make promises to God. Be careful about the things you say to God. Don’t let your feelings cause you to speak too soon. God is in heaven, and you are on the earth. So you need to say only a few things to God. This saying is true:

Leviticus 5:15

“A person might accidentally do something wrong with the holy things of the Lord. [51] Then that person must bring a ram that has nothing wrong with it. This will be his guilt offering to the Lord. You must use the official measure [52] and set the price of the ram.

Matthew 5:33

“You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘When you make a vow {\cf2\super [68]} (promise), don’t break that promise. Keep the vows (promises) that you make to the Lord.’ {\cf2\super [69]}

Deuteronomy 23:22

If you don’t make a promise, then you are not sinning.

Deuteronomy 23:23

But you must do the things you say you will do. If you make a special promise to God, then you chose to make that promise. God did not force you to make that promise. So you must do the thing you promised!

Judges 21:22

The fathers or brothers of those young women will come and complain to us. But we will say, ‘Be kind to the men of Benjamin. Let them marry those women. They took women from you, but they did not make war against you. They took the women, so you didn’t break your promise to God. You promised that you would not give them women to marry—you did not give the women to the men of Benjamin, they took the women from you! So you did not break your promise.’”