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Proverbs 7:20-22
New King James Version

20 He has taken a bag of money [a]with him,
And will come home [b]on the appointed day.”

21 [c]With (A)her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
(B)With her flattering lips she [d]seduced him.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [e]as a fool to the correction of the [f]stocks,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:20 Lit. in his hand
  2. Proverbs 7:20 at the full moon
  3. Proverbs 7:21 By the greatness of her words
  4. Proverbs 7:21 compelled
  5. Proverbs 7:22 LXX, Syr., Tg. as a dog to bonds; Vg. as a lamb . . . to bonds
  6. Proverbs 7:22 shackles
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