Proverbs 7:21–22
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21With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with gher smooth talk she compels him.
22All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast5
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- 5Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew as a chain to discipline a fool
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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
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.
He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap
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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,
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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,
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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;
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