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 hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. 21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. 24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 7:22 word by word

ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל־טָ֣בַח יָב֑וֹא וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס אֶל־מוּסַ֥ר אֱוִֽיל׃Read the interlinear

• 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 14:13Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
• Job 13:27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
• Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of Yhwh.
• Acts 16:24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast 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