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Proverbs 23:28 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Proverbs 23:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 23 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. as for: or, as a robber”
Proverbs 23:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 23:28
This verse continues the previous warning, depicting sexual immorality as predatory. 'She also lieth in wait as for a prey' (אַף־הִיא כְּחֶתֶף תֶּאֱרֹב/af-hi kechetef te'erov, indeed she lies in ambush like a robber) portrays the adulteress as hunter stalking victims. This isn't mutual consent but predatory destruction. 'Increaseth the transgressors among men' (וּבוֹגְדִים בְּאָדָם תּוֹסִף/uvogedim be'adam tosif, she increases the treacherous/faithless among mankind) reveals sexual sin's multiplying effect. One adulterous person corrupts many, spreading unfaithfulness like contagion. This echo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:28
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“whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.”
“now in the squares”
“as some of them committed”
“wine”
“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”
“even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;”
“as an ox goes to the slaughter”
“and see; where have you not been lain with? By the ways have you sat for them”
“saying”
“that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.”