Proverbs 7:23 - 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Till a dart strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Till a dart [of passion] pierces and inflames his vitals; then like a bird fluttering straight into the net [he hastens], not knowing that it will cost him his life. American Standard Version (1901) Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life. Common English Bible until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird hurrying to the snare, not aware that it will cost him his life. Catholic Public Domain Version until the arrow pierces his liver. It is just as if a bird were to hurry into the snare. And he does not know that his actions endanger his own soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger. |
For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
But whosoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul.
He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of the grave.
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are fetters: whosoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
For man also knows not his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.