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Proverbs 7:21–23

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21She seduces him with her persistent pleading;

she lures with her flattering talk.

22He follows her impulsively

like an ox going to the slaughter,

like a deer bounding toward a trapD

23until an arrow pierces itsE liver,aa

like a bird darting into a snareab—

he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

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Footnotes

  1. DText emended; reads like a shackle to the discipline of a fool; obscure
  2. EOr his

Cross references

  1. aaPr 2:16–19; 5:3–6; 23:27–28
  2. abEc 9:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

With much seductive speech she persuades him;

with her smooth talk she compels him.

All at once he follows her,

as an ox goes to the slaughter,

or as a stag is caught fast

till an arrow pierces its liver;

as a bird rushes into a snare;

he does not know that it will cost him his life.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With 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

till an arrow pierces his liver,

like a bird darting into a snare,

little knowing it will cost him his life.

NLTNew Living Translation

So she seduced him with her pretty speech

and enticed him with her flattery.

He followed her at once,

like an ox going to the slaughter.

He was like a stag caught in a trap,

awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.

He was like a bird flying into a snare,

little knowing it would cost him his life.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

She persuades him with the greatness of her teachings;

with her smooth lips she compels him.

He goes after her suddenly;

like an ox to the slaughter he goes,

and like a stag to the instruction of a fool,

until an arrow pierces his entrails,

like a bird rushing into a snare,

but he does not know that it will cost him his life.

KJV 1900King James Version

With 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;

Till a dart strike through his liver;

As a bird hasteth to the snare,

And knoweth not that it is for his life.