English Standard Version
Proverbs 7:23
23till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life.
Proverbs 7:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
- New International Version (NIV)till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.
- New Living Translation (NLT)awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.
Context of Proverbs 7:23
21With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. 22All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast till 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. 25Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths,
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:23 word by word
עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל־פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא־יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:23
- Numbers 25:8and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped.
- Proverbs 1:17For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird,
- Ecclesiastes 9:12For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.
- Proverbs 9:18But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The first clause does not connect itself very clearly with the foregoing, and is probably affected by the corrupt text which makes it perplexing.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. 2323. Till--He is now caught (Pr 6:26).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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