Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool to the correction of the stocks. 23 Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life. 24 Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:12
For man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.
Numbers 25:8-9
and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Proverbs 1:17
For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
Proverbs 9:18
But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.