Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, who has a band in her hands: he that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
27Behold, this have I found, said the Preacher, seeking by one at a time to find out the account,
Cross References
Genesis 39:9and in this house there is nothing above me, nor has anything been kept back from me, but thou, because thou art his wife—how then shall I do this wicked thing, and sin against God?
Judges 16:19And Dalida made Sampson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to + 16:19 This word in LXX. seems generally to have the signification of “to afflict.”humble him, and his strength departed from him.
Proverbs 2:18For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the + 2:18 See Heb.giants.
Proverbs 5:3for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:
Proverbs 7:21So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips she forced him from the right path.
Proverbs 22:14a Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:24-29
The Evil of Sin. 23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. 24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? 25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: 26 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… Read the whole commentary →