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Proverbs 23:28

She also lieth in wait like a road bandit, 1 and increaseth the bogedim (unfaithful) among adam (mankind). 1

Orthodox Jewish 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 zonah is a deep pit, 1 and a nokhriyah (strange woman, foreign woman, seductress, unfaithful wife) is a narrow well. 1

29Who hath oy (woe)? Who hath sorrow? 1 Who hath strifes? Who hath complaint? 1 Who hath needless wounds? 1 Who hath bloodshot eynayim? 1

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Cross References

Genesis 39:10And it came to pass, as she spoke to Yosef yom yom, that he unto her lo shama (did not pay heed), to lie with her, or to be with her.

Judges 16:4And it came to pass afterward, that he fell in love with an isha in the Sorek Valley, whose shem was Delilah.

Proverbs 7:10And, hinei, there met him an isha 1 with the attire of a zonah, 1 and crafty of lev 1

Proverbs 7:22He goeth after her and followeth immediately, 1 as a shor (ox) goeth to tavach (stock yard, slaughter-house), 1 or as if bound with fetters to the musar (punishment) of the fool; 1

Proverbs 9:18But he has no da'as that the dead ones are there; 1 and that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more mar (bitter) than mavet the isha, whose lev is snares and traps, and her hands are as chains; whoso pleaseth HaElohim shall escape from her; but the choteh (sinner) shall be ensnared 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 →

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