Proverbs 7:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and killed with arrows. He was no more than a bird rushing into a trap, without knowing it would cost him his life.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:17

They are like a bird that sees the bait, but ignores the trap.

Proverbs 6:26

A woman who sells her love can be bought for as little as the price of a meal. But making love to another man's wife will cost you everything.

Proverbs 6:32

But if you go to bed with another man's wife, you will destroy yourself by your own stupidity.

Proverbs 7:22

Straight away he followed her like an ox on the way to be slaughtered, or like a fool on the way to be punished

Proverbs 9:18

None who listen to Stupidity understand that her guests are as good as dead.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

Here is what I discovered: a bad woman is worse than death. She is a trap, reaching out with body and soul to catch you. But if you obey God, you can escape. If you don't obey, you are done for.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

None of us know when we might fall victim to a sudden disaster and find ourselves like fish in a net or birds in a trap.