Proverbs 7:22
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7:22Suddenly he went47 after her
like an ox that goes to the slaughter,
like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare48
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- 47 The participle with “suddenly” gives a more vivid picture, almost as if to say “there he goes.”
- 48 The present translation follows R. B. Y. Scott (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes [], 64). This third colon of the verse would usually be rendered, “fetters to the chastening of a fool” (, , and are all similar). But there is no support that עֶכֶס (’ekhes) means “fetters.” It appears in Isaiah 3:16 as “anklets.” The parallelism here suggests that some animal imagery is required. Thus the ancient versions have “as a dog to the bonds.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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
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
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
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
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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