Proverbs 7:23 Parallel Translations

until an arrow pierces his heart, like a bird darting into a trap. He does not realize that it will cost him his life.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.

BBE:

Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

DBY:

till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.

ERV:

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

JPS:

Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare-- and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.

WBS:

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

WEB:

Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.

YLT:

Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it is for its life.

Proverbs 7:23 Cross References

XREF:

Ecclesiastes 9:12 Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

7:23 His liver - His vital parts, 'till his life be lost.

MHC:

7:6-27 Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of self-ruined sinners began in disregard to God's blessed commands. We ought daily to pray that we may be kept from running into temptation, else we invite the enemies of our souls to spread snares for us. Ever avoid the neighbourhood of vice. Beware of sins which are said to be pleasant sins. They are the more dangerous, because they most easily gain the heart, and close it against repentance. Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it. Were a man to live as long as Methuselah, and to spend all his days in the highest delights sin can offer, one hour of the anguish and tribulation that must follow, would far outweigh them.

CONC:

Arrow Bird Cost Danger Dart Darting Doesn't Entrails Falling Goes Hastened Hasteneth Hastens Hasteth Hurries Knoweth Liver Net Pierces Rushes Snare Split Strike Strikes Striketh Till

Arrow Bird Cost Danger Dart Darting Entrails Falling Hastened Hasteneth Hastens Hasteth Hurries Liver Net Pierces Rushes Snare Split Strike Strikes Striketh Thought

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