Proverbs 7:21-23

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She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering^(a) talk.

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He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap^(b)

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until an arrow pierces its^(c) liver,^(A)
like a bird darting into a snare^(B)—
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

a. Proverbs 7:21: Lit smooth

b. Proverbs 7:22: Text emended; MT reads like a shackle to the discipline of a fool; Hb obscure

c. Proverbs 7:23: Or his

A. Proverbs 7:21: Proverbs 2:16-19; Proverbs 5:3-6; Proverbs 23:27-28

B. Proverbs 7:23: Ecclesiastes 9:12