Proverbs 23:28
She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the faithless among men.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
In Context
27For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Judges 16:4And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Proverbs 7:10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
Proverbs 7:22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox that goeth to the slaughter, or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;
Proverbs 9:18But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.
Ecclesiastes 7:26and 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.
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 →