Genesis 39:8
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8 But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand.
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Proverbs 7:5
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Proverbs 1:10
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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.(A)
Proverbs 23:26-28
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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.
Footnotes
- 22.14 Heb strange woman
Proverbs 18:24
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Proverbs 9:13-18
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Folly’s Invitation and Promise
13 The foolish woman is loud;
she is ignorant and knows nothing.(A)
14 She sits at the door of her house,
on a seat at the high places of the town,
15 calling to those who pass by,
who are going straight on their way,
16 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
And to those without sense she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”(B)
18 But they do not know that the dead[a] are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.(C)
Footnotes
- 9.18 Heb shades
Proverbs 7:25-27
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25 Do not let your hearts turn aside to her ways;
do not stray into her paths.(A)
26 For many are those she has laid low,
and numerous are her victims.(B)
27 Her house is the way to Sheol,
going down to the chambers of death.(C)
Proverbs 6:32-33
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32 But he who commits adultery has no sense;
he who does it destroys himself.(A)
33 He will get wounds and dishonor,
and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
Proverbs 6:29
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29 So is he who sleeps with his neighbor’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.(A)
Proverbs 6:20-25
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20 My child, keep your father’s commandment,
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(A)
21 Bind them upon your heart always;
tie them around your neck.(B)
22 When you walk, they[a] will lead you;
when you lie down, they[b] will watch over you;
and when you awake, they[c] will talk with you.(C)
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,(D)
24 to preserve you from the wife of another,[d]
from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.[e](E)
25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes,(F)
Proverbs 5:3-8
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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.
6 She does not keep straight to the path of life;
her ways wander, and she does not know it.
7 And now, my child,[b] listen to me,
and do not depart from the words of my mouth.(C)
8 Keep your way far from her,
and do not go near the door of her house,(D)
Proverbs 2:16-19
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16 You will be saved from the loose woman,[a]
from the adulteress[b] with her smooth words,(A)
17 who forsakes the partner of her youth
and forgets her sacred covenant,
18 for her way[c] leads down to death
and her paths to the shades;(B)
19 those who go to her never come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.
Proverbs 2:10
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10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
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