New International Version (NIV)
22All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool stepping into a noose7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Proverbs 7:22
Proverbs 7:22 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
22Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as 7:22 Or as a stag goes into a trap; as in some ancient versions, Heb is uncertainone walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
22Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
Amplified Bible (AMP)
22Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],
Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
22He follows her on impulse,
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding into a trap,7:22 Probable reading (see LXX, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew like fetters to discipline a fool
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
22All at once he followed her.
He was like an ox going to be killed.
He was like a deer stepping into a trap