Proverbs 7:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Suddenlyפִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם
(pit·'om)
6597: suddenness, suddenlyfrom the same as petha
he followsהֹ֤ולֵ֥ךְ
(ho·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
her As an oxכְּ֭שֹׁור
(ke·sho·vr)
7794: a head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.)from an unused word
goesיָבֹ֑וא
(ya·vo·v;)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the slaughter,טָ֣בַח
(ta·vach)
2874: slaughtering, slaughterfrom tabach
Or as [one in] fettersוּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס
(u·che·'e·ches)
5914: an anklet, banglefrom an unused word
to the disciplineמוּסַ֥ר
(mu·sar)
4148: discipline, chastening, correctionfrom yasar
of a fool,אֱוִֽיל׃
(e·vil.)
191: foolishfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He goeth
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
her straightway
pith'owm  (pith-ome')
instantly -- straightway, sudden(-ly).
as an ox
showr  (shore)
a bullock (as a traveller) -- bull(-ock), cow, ox
goeth
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to the slaughter
tebach  (teh'-bakh)
something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstr. butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter) -- beast, slaughter, slay, sore.
or as a fool
'eviyl  (ev-eel')
(figuratively) silly -- fool(-ish) (man).
to the correction
muwcar  (moo-sawr')
chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint -- bond, chastening (-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
of the stocks
`ekec  (eh'-kes)
a fetter; hence, an anklet -- stocks, tinkling ornament.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,

King James Bible
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap

International Standard Version
All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap

NET Bible
Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper's snare

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he went after her like a child, and like a bull that goes with a butcher, and like a dog to captivity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He immediately follows her like a steer on its way to be slaughtered, like a ram hobbling into captivity

King James 2000 Bible
He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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