God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 7:23
23until an arrow pierces his heart, like a bird darting into a trap. He does not realize 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that 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.
Context of Proverbs 7:23
21With all her seductive charms, she persuades him. With her smooth lips, she makes him give in. 22He immediately follows her like a steer on its way to be slaughtered, like a ram hobbling into captivity until 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. 25Do not let your heart be turned to her ways. Do not wander onto 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 into the tent after the Israelite man. He drove the spear through the man and into the woman’s body. Because of this, the plague that the Israelites were experiencing stopped.
- Proverbs 1:17It does no good to spread a net within the sight of any bird.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12No one knows when his time will come. Like fish that are caught in a cruel net or birds caught in a snare, humans are trapped by a disaster when it suddenly strikes them.
- Proverbs 9:18But he does not know that the souls of the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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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