Proverbs 20:25

New English Translation

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, “Holy!” and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:13

The one who gives an answer before he listens – that is his folly and his shame.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.

Leviticus 5:15

“When a person commits a trespass and sins by straying unintentionally from the regulations about the Lord’s holy things, then he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, for a guilt offering.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

Deuteronomy 23:22

If you refrain from making a vow, it will not be sinful.

Deuteronomy 23:23

Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the Lord your God as a freewill offering.

Deuteronomy 23:24

When you enter the vineyard of your neighbor you may eat as many grapes as you please, but you must not take away any in a container.

Judges 21:22

When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us, we’ll say to them, “Do us a favor and let them be, for we could not get each one a wife through battle. Don’t worry about breaking your oath! You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.’”