It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
WEB
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
YLT
A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.
DBT
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.