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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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 7:22 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Acts 16:24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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