Verse Comparison: Proverbs 7:23
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.
Amplified® Bible
Till a dart [of passion] pierces {and} inflames his vitals; then like a bird fluttering straight into the net [he hastens], not knowing that 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.
Darby English Version
till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.
Good News Bible
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.
King James Version
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
New American Standard Bible
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.
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 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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
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.
Revised Standard Version
till an arrow pierces its entrails; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his 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.
