Proverbs 7:22
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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
In other translations
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
Hebrew words
הוֹלֵךְholekh[he is] walkingH1980אַחֲרֶיהָ'achareihabehind herH310פִּתְאֹםpit'omsuddenlyH6597כְּשׁוֹרkeshorlike an oxH7794אֶל־'el-[which] toH413טָבַחtavach[the] slaughterH2874יָבוֹאyavo'it goesH935וּכְעֶכֶסukhe'ekhesand like an ankletH5914אֶל־'el-toH413מוּסַרmusar[the] chastening ofH4148אֱוִיל׃'evila foolH191
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Job 13:27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
- Acts 14:13Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
- Acts 16:24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
- Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
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