Proverbs 23:28
She also, as catching prey, lies in wait, || And she increases the treacherous among men.
Literal Standard Version
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 pit.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10And it comes to pass at her speaking to Joseph day [by] day, that he has not listened to her, to lie near her, to be with her;
Judges 16:4And it comes to pass afterward that he loves a woman in the Valley of Sorek, and her name [is] Delilah,
Proverbs 7:10And behold, a woman to meet him—(A harlot’s dress, and watchful of heart,
Proverbs 7:22He is going after her straight away, he comes as an ox to the slaughter, || And as a chain to the discipline of a fool,
Proverbs 9:18And he has not known that Rephaim [are] there, || Her invited ones in deep places of Sheol!
Ecclesiastes 7:26And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart [is] nets and snares, her hands [are] bands; the good before God escapes from her, but the sinner is captured 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 →