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Proverbs 7:21–22

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21With her abundant 1persuasions she entices him;

With her aflattering lips she drives him to herself.

22He suddenly follows her

As an ox goes to the slaughter,

Or 1as one in fetters to the discipline of an ignorant fool,

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit learning
  2. 1Some ancient versions as a stag goes into a trap

Cross references

  1. aProv 5:3; 6:24

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

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

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

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,

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,

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;