Proverbs 23:28
She also lieth in wait like a robber, and she increaseth the treacherous among men.
Leeser Tanakh
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 a strange woman is a narrow well.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, and he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her;
Judges 16:4And it came to pass after this, that he loved a woman in the valley of Shorek, whose name was Delilah.
Proverbs 7:10And, behold, a woman came to meet him with the attire of a harlot, and obdurate of heart.
Proverbs 7:22He followed after her suddenly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as in fetters to his correction, the fool:
Proverbs 9:18But he knoweth not that the departed are there; that in the depths of the nether world are her guests.
Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find as more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bonds: he that is deemed good before God will escape from her; but the sinner will 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 →