23Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it is for its life.


In Context

20 A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'

21 She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.

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.

25 Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

Proverbs 7:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:23till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:23Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:23Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:23Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23Till a dart striketh through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.