Mishle 20:25-27

Orthodox Jewish Bible

²⁵It is a mokesh adam to devote rashly as kodesh, and after nedarim (vows) to reconsider his consecration.

²⁶A melech chacham winnows out the resha’im and bringeth the ofan (threshing wheel) over them.

²⁷The neshamah of adam is the ner (light) of Hashem, searching all the innermost beten.

Proverbs 20:25-27

New International Version

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

²⁶A wise king winnows out the wicked;
he drives the threshing wheel over them.^(B)

²⁷The human spirit is^[a] the lamp of the Lord^(C)
that sheds light on one’s inmost being.^(D)

Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

New International Version (NIV)