Proverbs 23:28
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber,and increases the unfaithful among men.
New Heart English 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 a wayward wife is a narrow well.
Cross References
Genesis 39:10As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he did not listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Judges 16:4It came to pass afterward, that he fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Proverbs 7:10Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute,and with crafty intent.
Proverbs 7:22He followed her immediately,as an ox goes to the slaughter,as a fool stepping into a noose.
Proverbs 9:18But he doesn't know that the dead are there,that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Ecclesiastes 7:26I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will 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 →