Proverbs 23:28
For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
In Context
27For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10And when she talked with Joseph day by day, and he hearkened not to her to sleep with her, so as to be with her,
Judges 16:4And it came to pass after this that he loved a woman in + 16:4 Alex. the brook of Sorech.Alsorech, and her name was Dalida.
Proverbs 7:10and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
Proverbs 7:22And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:
Proverbs 9:18d that thou mayest live long, and years of life may be added to thee.
Ecclesiastes 7:26And 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.
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 →