Proverbs 7:22–23
Proverbs 7:22–23 — The New International Version (NIV)
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer stepping into a noose
23 till an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
22 He goeth after her straightway,
As an ox goeth to the slaughter,
Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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 7:22–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 He followed her at once,
like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,
23 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.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
23 Till an arrow struck his liver.
As a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it would cost his life.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 All at once he followed her,
like an ox led to the butcher,
like a deer caught in a trap
23 and shot through the liver with an arrow.
Like a bird caught in a trap,
he didn’t know what he did would kill him.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 He goeth after her straightway,
As an ox goeth to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;
23 Till an arrow strike through his liver;
As a bird hasteth to the snare,
And knoweth not that it is for his life.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
22 He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks serve for the correction of the fool; 23 till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 He immediately follows her
like a steer on its way to be slaughtered,
like a ram hobbling into captivity
23 until an arrow pierces his heart,
like a bird darting into a trap.
He does not realize that it will cost him his life.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap
23 until an arrow pierces its liver,
like a bird darting into a snare —
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 Right away he follows her,
and goes like an ox to the slaughter,
or bounds like a stag toward the trap
23 until an arrow pierces its entrails.
He is like a bird rushing into a snare,
not knowing that it will cost him his life.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 He goes after her suddenly;
like an ox to the slaughter he goes,
and like a stag to the instruction of a fool,
23 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.
Proverbs 7:22–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 All at once he followed her.
He was like an ox going to be killed.
He was like a deer stepping into a trap
23 until an arrow struck its liver.
He was like a bird rushing into a trap.
Little did he know it would cost him his life!
Proverbs 7:22–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
22 Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
23 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.