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Proverbs 7:23–24

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Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
¶ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
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From verse 23

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:12Rank 1 from verse 23
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    12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

  2. Proverbs 9:18Rank 2 from verse 23
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    18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

  3. Numbers 25:8–9Rank 3 from verse 23
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    8And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

    9And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

  4. Proverbs 1:17Rank 4 from verse 23
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    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

From verse 24

  1. Proverbs 5:7Rank 1 from verse 24
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    7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

  2. Proverbs 4:1Rank 2 from verse 24
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    1HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

  3. 1 John 2:1Rank 3 from verse 24
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    1MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

  4. Galatians 4:19Rank 4 from verse 24
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    19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

  5. Proverbs 8:32–33Rank 5 from verse 24
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    32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 7:23

COMBINED MEANING

till

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Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strike

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1. To hit, smite, or make forceful contact, including striking off or through. 2. To apply something by a striking motion. 3. To strike hands: to clasp hands in pledge or surety.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hasteth

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Third-person singular present form of haste (to hurry, act quickly, or make speed).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

snare

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1. Figuratively, something that catches, entangles, endangers, or brings a person into bondage or restraint. 2. A trap, noose, or device for catching.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 7:24

COMBINED MEANING

hearken

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1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

attend

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1. To give heed, listen, or direct attention toward. 2. To wait upon, serve, or devote oneself to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7:22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

7:23Till 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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7:24¶ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

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7:25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

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