Proverbs 20:25

American Standard Version (1901)

It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

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  • Lev 5:15 : 15 If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwittingly, in the holy things of Jehovah; then he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering:
  • Lev 22:10-15 : 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest's, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread. 12 And if a priest's daughter be married unto a stranger, she shall not eat of the heave-offering of the holy things. 13 But if a priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and be returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's bread: but there shall no stranger eat thereof. 14 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing. 15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,
  • Lev 27:9-9 : 9 And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy. 10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.
  • Lev 27:30-31 : 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's: it is holy unto Jehovah. 31 And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.
  • Num 30:2-9 : 2 When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. 3 Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth, 4 and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and Jehovah will forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 And if she be [married] to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul, 7 and her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day that he heareth it; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and Jehovah will forgive her. 9 But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, [even] everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her. 10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, 11 and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 12 But if her husband made them null and void in the day that he heard them, then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and Jehovah will forgive her. 13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. 14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he hath established them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 15 But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity. 16 These are the statutes, which Jehovah commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father's house.
  • Prov 18:7 : 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
  • Eccl 5:4-6 : 4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
  • Mal 3:8-9 : 8 Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough [to receive it] .
  • Matt 5:33 : 33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Eccl 5:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

    5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

    6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

  • Num 30:2
    72%

    2When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

  • Prov 22:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

    26Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts.

  • Lev 5:4
    71%

    4Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these [things] .

  • Lev 22:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing.

    15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,

  • Prov 20:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.

    17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  • Prov 20:24
    70%

    24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

  • Deut 23:21-23
    3 verses
    70%

    21When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

    22But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

    23That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

  • Prov 28:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

    21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

  • Prov 29:25
    69%

    25The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

    2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

  • Exod 34:12
    69%

    12Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

  • Prov 20:2
    69%

    2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.

  • Prov 6:2
    69%

    2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

  • Prov 11:15
    69%

    15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 20:21
    68%

    21An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

  • Prov 5:21
    68%

    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

  • Job 18:10
    68%

    10A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

  • Prov 22:5
    68%

    5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 20:14
    68%

    14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

  • Prov 1:17
    68%

    17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

  • Prov 27:13
    68%

    13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.

  • Exod 20:7
    68%

    7Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • Prov 25:27
    68%

    27It is not good to eat much honey: So [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.

  • Prov 17:18
    68%

    18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

  • Prov 28:10
    67%

    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Lev 6:3
    67%

    3or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these things that a man doeth, sinning therein;

  • Prov 6:26
    67%

    26For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

  • Lev 5:19
    67%

    19It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before Jehovah.

  • Prov 20:26
    67%

    26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them.

  • Matt 23:20
    67%

    20He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

  • Deut 12:25
    67%

    25Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

  • Num 30:10
    67%

    10And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,

  • Matt 23:18
    67%

    18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

  • Prov 1:19
    67%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Job 22:15
    67%

    15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

  • Eccl 8:2
    67%

    2I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

  • Ezek 21:23
    67%

    23And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths unto them; but he bringeth iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken.