20:25 [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 he may be exempted from the fault.
20:25 A snare - It brings guilt upon him. After - After a man has made vows to enquire for ways to break them.
20:23. A bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end. 24. How can we form plans, and conduct business, independently of the Lord? 25. The evasions men often use with their own consciences show how false and deceitful man is. 26. Justice should crush the wicked, and separate them from the virtuous. 27. The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God. 28. Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne. 29. Both young and old have their advantages; and let neither despise or envy the other.
