Proverbs 23:28
She lies in wait like a robber 1 and she increases the number of the treacherous among humanity. 1
Unlocked Literal 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, 1 and an immoral woman is a narrow well. 1
Cross References
Genesis 39:10She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or to be with her.
Judges 16:4After this, Samson came to love a woman who lived in the Valley of Sorek. Her name was Delilah.
Proverbs 7:10There a woman met him, 1 dressed like a prostitute, with a false heart. 1
Proverbs 7:22He went after her suddenly 1 like an ox going to slaughter, 1 like a deer caught in a trap, + 7:22 Deer could be a stag or an antelope. The Vulgate has: lamb . The LXX has: like a dog to the muzzle . 1
Proverbs 9:18But he does not know that the dead are there, 1 that her invited guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Ecclesiastes 7:26I found that more bitter than death is any woman 2 whose heart is full of snares and nets, 2 and whose hands are chains. 1 Whoever pleases God will escape from her, 2 but the sinner will be taken 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 →