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Proverbs 7:22

Modern English Version

Immediately he followed her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,

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You put my feet in the stocks and watch closely all my paths; You draw a line around the soles of my feet.

But he who commits adultery lacks understanding; he who does it destroys his own soul.

With her enticing speech she led him astray; with her flattering lips she seduced him.

until an arrow pierces his liver; as a bird darting into the snare, he did not know that it would cost him his life.

Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.

The priest of Zeus, who was in front of the city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates to offer sacrifices with the crowds.

Having received such an order, he threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.