John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:22
He goeth after her straightway ,.... Or "suddenly" F7 פתאם "subito", Baynus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis. ; and inconsiderately, giving himself no time to think of what would be the sad consequences of it; as an ox goeth to the slaughter ; as senseless and stupid as that; and as ignorant of the issue as that is, led by the butcher, as if it was going to a pasture, when it is going to the slaughter house. So such persons as are ensnared by harlots; they... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 7:6-23
Solomon here, to enforce the caution he had given against the sin of whoredom, tells a story of a young man that was ruined to all intents and purposes by the enticements of an adulterous woman. Such a story as this would serve the lewd profane poets of our age to make a play of, and the harlot with them would be a heroine; nothing would be so entertaining to the audience, nor give them so much diversion, as her arts of beguiling the young gentleman and drawing in the country squire; her... read more