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 lots of money with him. He won’t be home for a couple of weeks.” 21With all her seductive charms, she persuades him. With her smooth lips, she makes him give in. He immediately follows her like a steer on its way to be slaughtered, like a ram hobbling into captivity 23until an arrow pierces his heart, like a bird darting into a trap. He does not realize that it will cost him his life. 24Now, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words from my mouth.

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 14:13Zeus’ temple was at the entrance to the city. The priest of the god Zeus brought bulls with flowery wreaths around their necks to the temple gates. The priest and the crowd wanted to offer a sacrifice ⌞to Paul and Barnabas⌟.
• Job 13:27You put my feet in shackles. You follow my trail by engraving marks on the soles of my feet.
• Jeremiah 20:2Pashhur struck the prophet Jeremiah and put him in prison at Upper Benjamin Gate that was in the Lord’s temple.
• Acts 16:24So the jailer followed these orders and put Paul and Silas into solitary confinement with their feet in leg irons.

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