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Proverbs 20:23-25
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23 
Differing weights are detestable and offensive to the Lord,
And fraudulent scales are not good.
24 
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
25 
It is a trap for a man to [[a]speak a vow of consecration and] say rashly, “It is holy!”
And [not until] afterward consider [whether he can fulfill it].

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:25 Such a vow would single out an item for sacrifice or for the use of the temple or the priests. The classic example of a careless vow was Jephthah’s promise to sacrifice to the Lord whatever came out of his house to meet him on his return from a successful battle (Judg 11:30-35).
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Proverbs 20:23-25
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23 The Lord detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales do not please him.(A)

24 A person’s steps are directed(B) by the Lord.(C)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(D)

25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
    and only later to consider one’s vows.(E)

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