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Proverbs 7:22
22Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome], Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,
Proverbs 7:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
- New International Version (NIV)All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
- English Standard Version (ESV)All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast
- New King James Version (NKJV)Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
Context of Proverbs 7:22
20He has taken a bag of money with him, And he will come home on the appointed day.” 21With her many persuasions she caused him to yield; With her flattering lips she seduced him. Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome], Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool, 23Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound]; Like a bird fluttering straight into the net, He did not know that it would cost him his life. 24Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:22 word by word
ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל־טָ֣בַח יָב֑וֹא וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס אֶל־מוּסַ֥ר אֱוִֽיל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He goethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- her straightwayפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597
- as an oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
- goethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to the slaughterטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874
- or as a foolאֱוִיל'ĕvîyl · fool(ish)H191
- to the correctionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: bondsH4148
- of the stocksעֶ֫כֶס‛ekes · ankletH5914
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:22
- Acts 14:13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance of the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates, and wanted to offer sacrifices with the crowds.
- Job 13:27You also put my feet in the stocks [as punishment] And [critically] observe all my paths; You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep],
- Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate by the house of the Lord.
- Acts 16:24He, having received such a [strict] command, threw them into the inner prison (dungeon) and fastened their feet in the stocks [in an agonizing position].
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22As an ox goeth to the slaughter - The original of this and the following verse has been variously translated. Dr. Grey corrects and translates thus: "He goeth after her straightway, as an Ox goeth to the Slaughter; as a Dog to the Chain; and as a Deer till the Dart strike through his liver; as a Bird hasteneth to the Snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life." Very slight alterations in the Hebrew text produce these differences; but it is not…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22As a fool - literally, “As a fetter to the correction of a fool,” the order of which is inverted in the King James Version The Septuagint, followed by the Syriac Version, has another reading, and interprets the clause: “As a dog, enticed by food, goes to the chain that is to bind him, so does the youth go to the temptress.” None of the attempts of commentators to get a meaning out of the present text are in any degree satisfactory.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-27Verses 6-27 Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23The young man's unwise actions could endanger his life (see Proverbs 5:11; 6:32–35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. straightway--quickly, either as ignorant of danger, or incapable of resistance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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