Proverbs 20:25

The Passion Translation

Be careful in making a rash promise before God, or you may be trapped by your vow and live to regret it.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:13

Listen before you speak, for to speak before you’ve heard the facts will bring humiliation.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool has a big mouth that only gets him into trouble, and he’ll pay the price for what he says.

Matthew 5:33

“Again, your ancestors were taught, ‘Never swear an oath that you don’t intend to keep, but keep your vows to the Lord God.’

Judges 21:22

If their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we’ll tell them, ‘Do us this favor, please. Grant us permission for the Benjamites to keep them as wives because in battle we didn’t seize them from you. And since you didn’t give them to us, you’re not guilty of breaking your oath.’ ”