ya.la describes a man's rash utterance of something holy before later inquiry about vows.

The attested use concerns a man's rash utterance of something holy, followed by inquiry about vows, as the verse presents that sequence as a snare.

1. Rash utterance concerning something holy · dominant

   In Proverbs 20:25, the Qal imperfect third masculine singular form occurs in the warning that it is a snare for a man to make an utterance concerning something holy and only afterward inquire about vows. The APB renders the clause "to blurt out something holy and afterward to inquire about vows."

   Proverbs 20:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 20:25, the APB presents the action as "to blurt out something holy" before later inquiry about vows. This rendering confirms the verse's sequence rather than isolating every element of the Hebrew term.