Proverbs 7:23

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 her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him. 22Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool, Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life. 24Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth. 25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.

Proverbs 7:23 word by word

עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל־פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא־יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא׃ פRead the interlinear

• Untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• an arrowחֵץchêts · arrowH2671
• piercesפָּלַחpâlach · to cleaveH6398
• his liverכָּבֵדkâbêd · liverH3516
• birdצִפּוֹרtsippôr tsippôr · birdH6833
• hastensמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• to the snareפַּחpach · snareH6341
• So he does not knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• his lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:23

• Numbers 25:8and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and pierced both of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the body. So the plague on the sons of Israel was checked.
• Proverbs 1:17Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
• Ecclesiastes 9:12Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on 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

Topics related to Proverbs 7:23

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

In the dictionaries

• Bird
• Chamber
• Discern
• Fowler
• Goodman
• Loud
• Adultery
• Dart
• Hezekiah (2)
• Liver

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