Proverbs 20:25

New International Reader's Version

A person is trapped if they make a hasty promise to God and only later thinks about what they said.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:13

To answer before listening is foolish and shameful.

Proverbs 18:7

The words of foolish people drag them down. They are trapped by what they say.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Don’t be too quick to speak. Don’t be in a hurry to say anything to God. God is in heaven. You are on earth. So use only a few words when you speak.

Leviticus 5:15

“Suppose someone is unfaithful to me and sins. And they do it without meaning to. Here is how they sin against me or my priests. They refuse to give the priests one of the holy things set apart for them. Then they must bring me a ram from the flock. It must not have any flaws. It must be worth the required amount of silver. The silver must be weighed out in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. The ram is a guilt offering. It will pay for their sin.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, you have heard what was said to your people long ago. They were told, ‘Do not break the promises you make to the Lord. Keep your promises to the Lord that you have made.’

Deuteronomy 23:22

But if you don’t make a promise, you won’t be guilty.

Deuteronomy 23:23

Make sure you do what you promised to do. With your own mouth you made the promise to the Lord your God. No one forced you to do it.

Deuteronomy 23:24

When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you can eat all the grapes you want. But don’t put any of them in your basket.

Judges 21:22

Their fathers or brothers might not be happy with what we’re doing. If they aren’t, we’ll say to them, ‘Do us a favor. Help the men of Benjamin. We didn’t get wives for them during the battle. You aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong. After all, you didn’t give your daughters to them. Your daughters were stolen from you.’ ”