Ecclesiastes 7:26
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 her.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
27Behold, this have I found, saith Koheleth, adding one thing to another, to find out the account;
Cross References
Genesis 39:9he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?'
Judges 16:19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and had the seven locks of his head shaven off; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Proverbs 2:18For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 7:21With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away.
Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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 →