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Proverbs 7:23-25
New English Translation
Proverbs 7:23-25
New English Translation
23 till an arrow pierces his liver[a]—
like a bird hurrying into a trap,
and he does not know that it will cost him his life.[b]
24 So now, sons,[c] listen to me,
and pay attention to the words I speak.[d]
25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways—
do not wander into her pathways;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:23 sn The figure of an arrow piercing the liver (an implied comparison) may refer to the pangs of a guilty conscience that the guilty must reap along with the spiritual and physical ruin that follows (see on these expressions H. W. Wolff, Anthropology of the Old Testament).
- Proverbs 7:23 tn The expression that it is “for/about/over his life” means that it could cost him his life (e.g., Num 16:38). Alternatively, the line could refer to moral corruption and social disgrace rather than physical death—but this would not rule out physical death too.
- Proverbs 7:24 tn The literal translation “sons” works well here in view of the warning. Cf. KJV, NAB, NRSV “children.”
- Proverbs 7:24 tn Heb “the words of my mouth.”
Proverbs 7:23-25
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Proverbs 7:23-25
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Proverbs 7:23-25
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Proverbs 7:23-25
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23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
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