Proverbs 23:28
She lieth in wait in the way as a robber, and him whom she shall see unwary, she will kill.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
In Context
27For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10Neither is there any thing which is hot in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife : how then can I do this wicked thing, and I sin against my God?
Judges 16:4After this he loved a woman, who dwelt in the valley of Sorec, and she was called Dalila.
Proverbs 7:10And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's attire prepared to deceive souls; talkative and wandering,
Proverbs 7:22Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,
Proverbs 9:18And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell. The Parables of Solomon
Ecclesiastes 7:26I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →