Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
27Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, putting one thing to another to find knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:18For her house sinketh down to Death, And her paths to the shades of the dead:
Proverbs 5:3Truly, the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 7:21By her much fair speech she seduced him; By the smoothness of her lips she drew him away.
Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He with whom the LORD is angry 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 →