Proverbs 20:25

who devoureththat which is holy This rendering is retained in R.V. marg., as is also another, rashly to utter holywords. But it is better to render, rashly to say, It is holy (R.V. text), i.e. consecrated(comp. Corban, Mark 7:11). The sequence is thus preserved: and after vows(of consecration, thus rashly taken) to make enquiry(as to the wisdom or possibility of keeping them). παγὶς ἀνδρὶ ταχύ τι τῶν ἰδίων ἁγιάσαι, LXX.