Proverbs 7:21-23
Legacy Standard Bible
21 With her abundant [a]persuasions she entices him;
With her (A)flattering lips she drives him to herself.
22 He suddenly follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [b]as one in fetters to the discipline of an ignorant fool,
23 Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a (B)bird hastens to the snare,
And he does not know that it will cost him his [c]soul.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:21 Lit learning
- Proverbs 7:22 Some ancient versions as a stag goes into a trap
- Proverbs 7:23 Or life
Proverbs 7:21-23
King James Version
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
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Proverbs 7:21-23
New King James Version
21 [a]With (A)her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
(B)With her flattering lips she [b]seduced him.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [c]as a fool to the correction of the [d]stocks,
23 Till an arrow struck his liver.
(C)As a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it [e]would cost his life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:21 By the greatness of her words
- Proverbs 7:21 compelled
- Proverbs 7:22 LXX, Syr., Tg. as a dog to bonds; Vg. as a lamb . . . to bonds
- Proverbs 7:22 shackles
- Proverbs 7:23 Lit. is for
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