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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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26 I found more bitter than death the woman who is a trap, whose heart is nets, whose hands are fetters; one who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 22:14
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14 The mouth of a loose woman[a] is a deep pit;
he with whom the Lord is angry falls into it.
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- 22.14 Heb strange woman
Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 5:3-5
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Proverbs 5:3-5
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3 For the lips of a loose woman[a] drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil,(A)
4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword.(B)
5 Her feet go down to death;
her steps follow the path to Sheol.
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- 5.3 Heb strange woman
Proverbs 5:3-5
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Proverbs 5:3-5
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Proverbs 2:18-19
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Proverbs 2:18-19
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18 for her way[a] leads down to death
and her paths to the shades;(A)
19 those who go to her never come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.
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- 2.18 Cn: Heb house
Proverbs 2:18-19
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Proverbs 2:18-19
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For to the one who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,(A) knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth(B) to hand it over to the one who pleases God.(C) This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Proverbs 2:16
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Proverbs 2:16
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16 Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,(A)
from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
Proverbs 23:27-28
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Proverbs 23:27-28
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27 For a prostitute is a deep pit;
an adulteress[a] is a narrow well.(A)
28 She lies in wait like a robber
and increases the number of the faithless.(B)
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- 23.27 Heb alien woman
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Proverbs 7:21-27
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Proverbs 7:21-27
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21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.(A)
22 Right away he follows her
and goes like an ox to the slaughter
or bounds like a stag toward the trap[a]
23 until an arrow pierces its entrails.
He is like a bird rushing into a snare,
not knowing that it will cost him his life.(B)
24 And now, my children, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.(C)
25 Do not let your hearts turn aside to her ways;
do not stray into her paths.(D)
26 For many are those she has laid low,
and numerous are her victims.(E)
27 Her house is the way to Sheol,
going down to the chambers of death.(F)
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- 7.22 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 7:21-27
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Proverbs 7:21-27
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21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.(A)
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](B)
23 till an arrow pierces(C) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.(D)
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- Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
- Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Judges 16:18-21
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Judges 16:18-21
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18 When Delilah realized that he had told her his whole secret, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, “This time come up, for he has told his whole secret to me.” Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hands. 19 She let him fall asleep on her lap, and she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. He began to weaken,[a] and his strength left him.(A) 20 Then she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” When he awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.(B) 21 So the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles, and he ground at the mill in the prison.
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- 16.19 Gk: Heb She began to torment him
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18 When Delilah saw that he had told her everything, she sent word to the rulers of the Philistines(A), “Come back once more; he has told me everything.” So the rulers of the Philistines returned with the silver in their hands.(B) 19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.[a] And his strength left him.(C)
20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(D)
He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.(E)
21 Then the Philistines(F) seized him, gouged out his eyes(G) and took him down to Gaza.(H) Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain(I) in the prison.
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- Judges 16:19 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and he began to weaken
Proverbs 9:18
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Proverbs 9:18
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- 9.18 Heb shades
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18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(A)
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