Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool, 23 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. 24 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:12
For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.
Numbers 25:8-9
and goeth in after the man of Israel unto the hollow place, and pierceth them both, the man of Israel and the woman -- unto her belly, and the plague is restrained from the sons of Israel;
Proverbs 1:17
Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
Proverbs 9:18
And he hath not known that Rephaim are there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!