Proverbs 7:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 9:12 : 12 For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these `are' the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.
  • Num 25:8-9 : 8 and goeth in after the man of Israel unto the hollow place, and pierceth them both, the man of Israel and the woman -- unto her belly, and the plague is restrained from the sons of Israel; 9 and the dead by the plague are four and twenty thousand.
  • Prov 1:17 : 17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
  • Prov 9:18 : 18 And he hath not known that Rephaim `are' there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!

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    17Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

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    24Before his eyes doth `one' take him, With snares doth `one' pierce the nose?

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    18As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

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    24And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.

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