Ecclesiastes 7:26

I cumpasside alle thingis in my soule, to kunne, and biholde, and seke wisdom and resoun, and to knowe the wickidnesse of a fool, and the errour of vnprudent men.

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In The King James Version

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

In Context

25and the depthe is hiy, who schal fynde it?

27And Y foond a womman bitterere than deth, which is the snare of hunteris, and hir herte is a net, and hir hondis ben boondis; he that plesith God schal ascape hir, but he that is a synnere, schal be takun of hir.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:9nether ony thing is, which is not in my power, ether which `he hath not bitake to me, outakun thee, which art his wijf; how therfor may Y do this yuel, and do synne ayens my lord?

Judges 16:19And sche made hym slepe on hir knees, and `bowe the heed in hir bosum; and sche clepide a barbour, and schauede seuene heeris of hym; and sche bigan to caste hym awei, and to put fro hir; for anoon the strengthe yede awei fro him.

Proverbs 2:18and hath foryete the couenaunt of hir God. For the hous of hir is bowid to deeth, and hir pathis to helle.

Proverbs 5:3for the lippis of an hoore ben an hony coomb droppinge, and hir throte is clerere than oile;

Proverbs 7:21Sche boonde hym with many wordis; and sche drow forth hym with flateryngis of lippis.

Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an alien womman is a deep diche; he to whom the Lord is wrooth, schal falle in to it.

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