Proverbs 7:22

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 took a big bag of money with him. He will not come back until later this month.’ 21With those sweet words she deceived the young man. She made him want to be with her. Suddenly he hurried to follow her! He went like an ox that men are leading to its death. He went like a deer that is running towards a trap. 23Then an arrow will go straight into its body and kill it! The young man was like a bird that is flying into a trap. He did not know that his life was in danger. 24So listen to me, my sons. Listen carefully to what I am saying.

Proverbs 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 temple of Zeus was very near to the town. The priest who worked there brought bulls and flowers to the town gate. Many people had come together in that place. The priest and the crowd wanted to kill the animals as sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas.
• Job 13:27You tie my feet with chains. You watch me carefully wherever I go. You put marks on my feet.
• Jeremiah 20:2So he told his men to beat Jeremiah. Then they tied Jeremiah up with heavy pieces of wood on his legs. That was at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord's temple.
• Acts 16:24The prison guard did what he had been told to do. He put Paul and Silas in a room in the middle of the prison. He put their feet between big heavy pieces of wood so that they could not move their legs.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 7:22

• Adultery
• Blindness
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Ignorance
• Lasciviousness
• Prisoners
• Stocks
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Chamber
• Discern
• Goodman
• Loud
• Adultery
• Fool; Folly
• Hezekiah (2)
• Liver
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Stocks

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