Proverbs 23:28
Also she lyeth in wait as for a praye, and she increaseth the transgressers among men.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
In Context
27For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.
Judges 16:4And after this hee loued a woman by the riuer of Sorek, whose name was Delilah:
Proverbs 7:10And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.
Proverbs 7:22And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,
Proverbs 9:18But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.
Ecclesiastes 7:26It is farre off, what may it be? and it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?
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 →