Proverbs 7:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,”
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“He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;”
King James Version · Public Domain“He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or asone infetters to the correction of the fool;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 7:22 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 13:27You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
- Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
- Acts 14:13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
- Acts 16:24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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