Parallel Verses
NET Bible
till an arrow pierces his liver -- like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
New American Standard Bible
As a
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
King James Version
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Holman Bible
like a bird darting into a snare
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.
International Standard Version
until an arrow pierces his liver. As a bird darts into a snare, he doesn't realize his fatal decision.
A Conservative Version
till an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hastens to the snare. And he does not know that it is for his life.
American Standard Version
Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.
Amplified
Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound];
Like a bird fluttering straight into the net,
He did not know that it would cost him his life.
Bible in Basic English
Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.
Darby Translation
till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.
Julia Smith Translation
Till an arrow shall cleave his liver; as a bird hastening to the snare, and not knowing that it is for his soul.
King James 2000
Till an arrow strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.
Lexham Expanded Bible
until an arrow pierces his {entrails}, like a bird rushing into a snare, but he does not know that {it will cost him his life}.
Modern King James verseion
until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare and does not know that it is for his soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
so long till she hath wounded his liver with her dart: like as if a bird hasted to the snare, not knowing that the peril of his life lieth thereupon.
New Heart English Bible
Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.
The Emphasized Bible
Until an arrow cleaveth his liver, as a bird hasteth into a snare, and knoweth not, that, for his life, it is!
Webster
Till a dart striketh through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
World English Bible
Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 7:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Story Of Seduction
22 Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper's snare 23 till an arrow pierces his liver -- like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life. 24 So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak.
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:12
Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare -- just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.
Numbers 25:8-9
and went after the Israelite man into the tent and thrust through the Israelite man and into the woman's abdomen. So the plague was stopped from the Israelites.
Proverbs 1:17
Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,
Proverbs 9:18
But they do not realize that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.