Proverbs 23:28
Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
In Context
27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
Judges 16:4Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Proverbs 7:10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
Proverbs 9:18But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
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 →