Proverbs 7:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.”
Read Proverbs 7:23 in the flow of Proverbs7 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs7 to see the surrounding context.
“until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it <FI>is<Fi> for its life.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 7:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 25:8followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,
- Proverbs 1:17How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
- Proverbs 9:18But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
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