He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Proverbs 20:25 - King James Version - American Edition It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, And after vows to make enquiry. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is a snare to a man to utter a vow [of consecration] rashly and [not until] afterward inquire [whether he can fulfill it]. American Standard Version (1901) It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry. Common English Bible It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and only reflect after making the promise. Catholic Public Domain Version It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. |
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
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:
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:
That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
When thou comest into thy neighbor's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favorable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.