Proverbs 23:28
Like a robber, she lies in wait ready to ambush men and make more of them unfaithful to their wives.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
In Context
27A prostitute is like being trapped in a pit; an immoral woman is like getting stuck a narrow well,
Cross References
Genesis 39:10Day after day she persisted in asking him, but he refused to sleep with her and tried to avoid her.
Judges 16:4Later he fell in love with a woman named Delilah living in the Sorek Valley.
Proverbs 7:10Then out came a woman to meet him. She was dressed as a prostitute and had deceptive intentions.
Proverbs 7:22He followed her right away, like an ox to the slaughter. Like a stag that's caught in a snare
Proverbs 9:18But they don't know that the dead are there, that those she's invited are in the depths of the grave.
Ecclesiastes 7:26I discovered something more horrible than death: foolishness like a woman who tries to entrap you, who wants to use her mind and hands to catch you and tie you up. Those who follow God will not be caught, but sinners will fall into her trap.
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 →