English Standard Version
Proverbs 7:22
22All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast
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
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap,
Context of Proverbs 7:22
20he took a bag of money with him; at full moon he will come home." 21With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast 23till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life. 24And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive 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 14:13And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
- Job 13:27You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; you set a limit for the soles of my feet.
- Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate of the house of the Lord.
- Acts 16:24Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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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