Cross Reference PROVERBS 7:22 HE GOETH AFTER HER STRAIGHTWAY AS AN OX GOETH TO THE SLAUGHTER OR AS A FOOL TO THE CORRECTION OF THE STOCKS

{Proverbs 7:22} He goeth 1980 z8802 after 310 her straightway, 6597 as an ox 7794 goeth 935 z8799 to x413 the slaughter, 2874 or as a fool 191 to x413 the correction 4148 of the stocks; 5914

straightway:
Heb. suddenly

as an:
"Thenª the¹ priestª of Jupiter,ª which² wasª ° beforeª theirª city,ª broughtª ° oxenª andª garlandsª untoª the¹ gates,ª and wouldª ° have done sacrificeª ° withª the¹ people.ª" {Act 14:13}

as a:
Dr. Grey, making a slight alteration in the text, renders, "as a dog to the chain, and as a deer, till a dart strike through his liver;" and Dr. Hunt, "Or as a hart boundeth into the toils, till a dart strike through his liver." The LXX, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, concur in this interpretation. The circumstance of the dart, as applied to the deer, is beautiful and proper, which otherwise we are at a loss to dispose of; and this creature, of all others, was the most proper to be noticed on this occasion; for the usual representation which the Egyptians made of a man overthrown by flattery and fair speeches was the picture of a heart captivated and ensnared by the sound of music.

the correction:
"Thou puttestª ° my feetª also in the stocks,ª and lookest narrowlyª ° unto all¹ my paths;ª thou settest a printª ° upon¹ the heelsª of my feet.ª" {Job 13:27} + "Then Pashurª smoteª °¹ Jeremiahª the prophet,ª and putª ° him in¹ the stocksª that¹ [were] in the highª gateª of Benjamin,ª which¹ [was] by the houseª of the LORD.ª" {Jer 20:2} + "Who,ª having receivedª ° suchª a charge,ª thrustª ° themª intoª the¹ innerª prison,ª andª made² ° their² feet² fastª °¹ ¹ inª the¹ stocks.ª" {Act 16:24}

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