Proverbs 20:23-25

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Differing weights are detestable and offensive to the Lord,
And fraudulent scales are not good.
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Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
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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

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).