Proverbs 7:22
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 7:22 in other translations
| BSB | He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, |
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| WEB | He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose. |
| ASV | He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool; |
| YLT | He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool, |
| DARBY | He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks serve for the correction of the fool; |
| BBE | The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord; |
| Webster | He goeth after her quickly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; |
What does Proverbs 7:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 7:6-27
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…
Proverbs 7:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 7:22
- Job 13:27
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
- Acts 16:24
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
- Jeremiah 20:2
Then 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 the Lord.
- Acts 14:13
Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ac 14:13
as a.Dr. Grey, making a slight alteration in the text, renders, "as a dog to the chain, and as a deer, till a dart strike through his liver;" and Dr. Hunt, "Or as a hart boundeth into the toils, till a dart strike through his liver." The LXX., Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, concur in this interpretation. The circumstance of the dart, as applied to the deer, is beautiful and proper, which otherwise we are at a loss to dispose of; and this creature, of all others, was the most proper to be noticed on this occasion; for the usual representation which the Egyptians made of a man overthrown by flattery and fair speeches was the picture of a heart captivated and ensnared by the sound of music.
the correction.
Job 13:27; Jer 20:2; Ac 16:24
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Context
- Proverbs 7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
- Proverbs 7:22
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
- Proverbs 7:23
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Proverbs 7:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Vase en pos de ella luego, como va el buey al degolladero, y como el loco á las prisiones para ser castigado; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il est allé aussitôt après elle, comme le bœuf va à la boucherie, et comme les ceps servent à l’instruction du fou, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Auf einmal ging er ihr nach, wie ein Ochs zur Schlachtbank geht, und wie Fußfesseln zur Züchtigung des Narren dienen, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Statim eam sequitur quasi bos ductus ad victimam, et quasi agnus lasciviens, et ignorans quod ad vincula stultus trahatur: |