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;
• 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,
• 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 his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.” 21With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk. All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose 23till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. 24Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.

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 14:13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
• Job 13:27You fasten my feet in shackles; you keep close watch on all my paths by putting marks on the soles of my feet.
• Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple.
• Acts 16:24When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell 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

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