Proverbs 20:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. ”

Proverbs 20:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Better, It is a snare to a man to utter a vow (of consecration) rashly, and after vows to inquire whether he can fulfill them. Both clauses are a protest against the besetting sin of rash and hasty...
Proverbs 20:25 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

[It is] a snare to the man [who] (g) devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry. (g) That is, to apply or take for his own use, that which was appointed to God's and then ask how...
Proverbs 20:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 20. We have still further traces in Proverbs 20:9 ; Proverbs 20:24 of the sceptical spirit and the obstinate questionings of self characteristic of the later Greek period of Jewish thou...
Proverbs 20:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

devoureth . rashly promises. holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
Proverbs 20:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. Who devoureth that which is holy - It is a sin to take that which belongs to God, his worship, or his...
Proverbs 20:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy— It is a snare to a man, if he swallow down a vow, or an oath. Or, as Houbigant renders it, The man is ensnared who rashly vows a holy t...
Proverbs 20:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. (It is) a snare (entailing guilt and penalties on both body and soul) to the man (who) devoureth (th...
Proverbs 20:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Raging] RV 'a brawler.' Is deceived] RM 'reeleth.' It makes a man sneer, quarrel and reel about.
Proverbs 20:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

It is a snare to a man who devoureth that which is holy. — Rather, It is a snare for a man ( i.e., gets him into trouble) rashly to say, “ It is dedicated” (i.e., when he thoughtlessly dedica...
Proverbs 20:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 21 IDLENESS "After the autumn gathering the slothful does not plough; he asks in the harvest, and there is nothing."- Proverbs 20:4 WE have already in the sixth lecture caught a glimps...
Proverbs 20:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Glory of Young Men” Proverbs 20:16-30 What a wonderful thought is given in Proverbs 20:27 ! We stand like a row of unlighted candles until God's Spirit kindles us. Has the Divine Nature e...
Proverbs 20:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 20:9 . This is the eternal challenge which has but one answer. When a man recognizes this he begins to inquire for a Saviour. Verse Proverbs 20:14 . "It is bad, it is bad," is the d...
Proverbs 20:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. The spirit of man is the candle of the...
Proverbs 20:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy ,.... Which is separated to sacred uses, is devoted to the Lord, as firstfruits, tithes, offerings, c. which if a man converts to his...
Proverbs 20:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 20:25 [It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry. Ver. 25. It is a snare to a man who devoureth, &c. ] He doeth as a fish that s...
Proverbs 20:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy He is insnared in a crime, who takes away, and applies to his own use, any thing consecrated to God, and intended to be used in support of...
Proverbs 20:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. Two things, by which God is greatly affronted, men are here said to be ensnared by...
Proverbs 20:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It is a snare; it brings guilt and God's curse and vengeance upon him. That which is holy, i.e. those meats or drinks which were devoted or consecrated to God; under which one kind he comprehends...
Proverbs 20:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 20:25 . The first clause of this verse should be, “ It is a snare to a man to cry out hastily ‘holy,’ i.e. , to vow without thought and consideration.” MAIN HOMILETIC...
Proverbs 20:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 20:1 . Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging. In the book of Ecclesiasticus intoxication is connected with poverty, with harlots, with destruction: chap. Proverbs 19:1-2 . Cyrus, afte...
Proverbs 20:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy. Selfishness in religion There were under the Levitical dispensation certain things prescribed by the law as consecrated to God; such a...
Proverbs 20:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker; or, scorner, the word ( luts ) being taken up from the last chapter. The liquor is, as it were, personified, as doing what men do under its infl...
Proverbs 20:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 25. It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, if he is over-hasty in making a vow to the Lord and in devoting some of his substance to the Temple-service, and after vows to mak...
Proverbs 20:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 ; Leviticus 22:10-15 ; Leviticus 27:10 ; Leviticus 27:30 ; Leviticus 27:31 ; Leviticus 27:9 ; Leviticus 5:15 ; Malachi 3:8-10 ; Matthew 5:33 ; Numbers 30:2-16 ; Proverbs...
Proverbs 20:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A snare — It brings guilt upon him. After — After a man has made vows to enquire for ways to break them.

Proverbs 20:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 20:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 20:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 20:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 20:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 20:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 20:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 20:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 20:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 20:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 20:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 20:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 20:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 20:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 20:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes