Proverbs 23:28
Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
In Context
27For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;
Cross References
Genesis 39:10And it came to pass, that although she Spake unto Joseph day after day, yet hearkened he not unto her to lie beside her to be with her.
Judges 16:4And it came to pass, after this, that he loved a woman in the ravine of Shorek, whose, name, was Delilah.
Proverbs 7:10And lo! a woman, came to meet him, attired as one unchaste, of a wily heart.
Proverbs 7:22Going after her instantly, as an ox, to the slaughter, he entereth, and, as in fetters, unto the correction of a fool.
Proverbs 9:18But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.
Ecclesiastes 7:26I, could indeed find, to be, more bitter than death, the woman, whose heart is, snares and nets, and her hands, bonds,—whoso is pleasing before God, shall escape from her, but, he that sinneth, shall be captured 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 →