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

New Living Translation
awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.

English Standard Version
till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Berean Study Bible
until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.

New American Standard Bible
Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hurries to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

NASB 1995
Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

NASB 1977
Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Amplified Bible
Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound]; Like a bird fluttering straight into the net, He did not know that it would cost him his life.

Christian Standard Bible
until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird darting into a snare — he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird darting into a snare-- he doesn't know it will cost him his life.

Contemporary English Version
and killed with arrows. He was no more than a bird rushing into a trap, without knowing it would cost him his life.

Good News Translation
where an arrow would pierce its heart. He was like a bird going into a net--he did not know that his life was in danger.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
until an arrow pierces his heart, like a bird darting into a trap. He does not realize that it will cost him his life.

International Standard Version
until an arrow pierces his liver. As a bird darts into a snare, he doesn't realize his fatal decision.

NET Bible
till an arrow pierces his liver--like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

New King James Version
Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.

King James 2000 Bible
Till an arrow strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.

New Heart English Bible
Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.

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

American King James Version
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.

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

A Faithful Version
Until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare and does not know that it will cost him his life.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Till a dart striketh through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
So long tyll she had wounded his lyuer with her dart: lyke as if a byrde hasted to the snare, not knowing that the perill of his life lieth thervpon.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
so longe till she hath wounded his lyuer with hir darte: like as yf a byrde haisted to the snare, not knowinge that the parell of his life lyeth there vpo.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Until an arrow splits his liver, "" As a bird has hurried to a snare, "" And has not known that it [is] for its life.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
Till an arrow shall cleave his liver; as a bird hastening to the snare, and not knowing that it is for his soul.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.

Catholic Public Domain Version
until the arrow pierces his liver. It is just as if a bird were to hurry into the snare. And he does not know that his actions endanger his own soul.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And like a stag when an arrow flies into its liver, he hastens like a living bird to a snare, and does not know that it is to the death of his soul that he goes.

Lamsa Bible
And as a stag whose liver is pierced with an arrow, as a bird hastens to the snare, and does not know that he goes to his death.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteneth to the snare-- And knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life.
















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