Proverbs 7:22 - The Scriptures 1998

²² He goes after her immediately, Like an ox he goes to the slaughter, And as in chains, a fool to the punishment,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² Suddenly he [yields and] follows her reluctantly like an ox moving to the slaughter, like one in fetters going to the correction [to be given] to a fool or like a dog enticed by food to the muzzle

American Standard Version (1901)

²² He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;

Common English Bible

²² He goes headlong after her, like an ox to the slaughter, like a deer leaping into a trap,

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Immediately, he follows her, like an ox being led to the sacrifice, and like a lamb acting lasciviously, and not knowing that he is being drawn foolishly into chains,

Proverbs 7:22 Cross References

Job 13:27

and put my feet in the stocks, and look closely to all my paths. You set a limit for the soles of my feet.

Proverbs 6:32

He who commits adultery with a woman lacks heart; He who does it destroys his own life.

Proverbs 7:21

With her many words she leads him astray, With her smooth lips she seduces him.

Proverbs 7:23

Till an arrow strikes through his liver; Like a bird rushing into a snare, And did not know it would take his life.

Jeremiah 20:2

And Pashhur smote Yirmeyahu the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Binyamin, which was by the House of יהוה.

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Zeus, being in front of their city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates, and wished to offer with the crowds.

Acts 16:24

who, having received such a command, put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.