Proverbs 7:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 7:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עַ֤ד
ʻad
H5704
until
יְפַלַּ֪ח
pâlach
H6398
to cleave
חֵ֡ץ
chêts
H2671
arrow
כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ
kâbêd
H3516
liver
כְּמַהֵ֣ר
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
צִפּ֣וֹר
tsippôwr
H6833
bird
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פָּ֑ח
pach
H6341
snare
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָ֝דַ֗ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Until an arrow strikes through his liver, As a bird hurries to the snare, And doesn't know that it will cost his life.
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King James Version Public Domain
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
until an arrow splits his liver; like a bird rushing into a trap, and he did not know that it for his life.
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