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Proverbs 7:22

Temptation

20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

21 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;

23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

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BSB
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
KJV
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
WEB
He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.
ASV
He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the correction of the fool;
DARBY
He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks [serve] for the correction of the fool;
BLB
Going after her suddenly, he goes in like an ox to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
ÅB
Han følger henne straks, lik en okse som går til slakterbenken, som i fotjern, hvormed dåren tuktes,
OTB
Plutselig følger han henne som en okse går til slakteren,
eller som en hjort som trår inn i en felle,
B1930
Han følger henne straks, lik en okse som går til slakterbenken, som i fotjern, hvormed dåren tuktes,

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Cross references

  • Job 13:27

    Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

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  • Acts 16:24

    Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

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  • Jeremiah 20:2

    Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

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  • Acts 14:13

    Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

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