Proverbs 7:22-23
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 7
10 songs meet this passage
“She took my heart, and she took my money”
Livin' la Vida Loca (Spanish Version) · Ricky Martin
resonates with Proverbs 7:22-23
Proverbs' warning about the seductress who leads a man to ruin maps closely onto this narrator's willing but costly entanglement.
“We are the people that can find whatever you may need”
Welcome To The Jungle · Guns N' Roses
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
The seductress's smooth promises lead to ruin, just as this song's offer of 'everything you want' conceals the disease and bleeding to come.
“The time to hesitate is through”
Light My Fire · The Doors
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
Proverbs warns against impulsive desire that brushes aside hesitation and wisdom, exactly the urgency this line is pushing toward.
“Beware she's schemin', she'll make you think you're dreamin”
Poison · Bell Biv DeVoe
resonates with Proverbs 7:21-23
This mirrors the biblical warning about seductive words leading a naive man to ruin, told here in a party-song key rather than a sober one.
“Fatal attraction is where I'm at”
Close To You · Maxi Priest
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
Proverbs warns against being led by flattering, consuming desire 'like an ox to the slaughter,' echoing the song's sense of helpless entrapment.
“I know your business but I don't know your name”
Dangerous · Roxette
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
Proverbs warns against being swept along by a compelling stranger before truly knowing them; the song treats that same uncertainty as thrilling rather than cautionary.
P.A.S.S.I.O.N. · Rythm Syndicate
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
Proverbs warns the naive youth lured by seductive words that he goes 'like an ox to the slaughter'; this song romanticizes that exact trap as thrilling rather than dangerous.
“She's a hunter, you're the fox”
All That She Wants · Ace of Base
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
Proverbs warns the naive man of being lured and snared; here the song plays the same dynamic as catchy fun rather than caution.
“Takes you to a place of your fantasy”
That Girl (feat. Shaggy) · Maxi Priest
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
Proverbs warns of being led astray by seductive charm; this song romanticizes that same pull without caution.
“she start feelin' on my johnson right out the blue”
Tipsy (Radio Mix) · J-Kwon
strains against Proverbs 7:21-23
Proverbs warns that this kind of impulsive seduction leads to ruin rather than the thrill the song presents it as.