Verse 14
The mouth{H6310} of strange women{H2114} is a deep{H6013} pit:{H7745} He that is abhorred{H2194} of Jehovah{H3068} shall fall{H5307} therein.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 23:27 : 27 For a harlot{H2181} is a deep{H6013} ditch;{H7745} And a foreign woman{H5237} is a narrow{H6862} pit.{H875}
- Eccl 7:26 : 26 And I find{H4672} more bitter{H4751} than death{H4194} the woman{H802} whose heart{H3820} is snares{H4685} and nets,{H2764} [and] whose hands{H3027} are bands:{H612} whoso pleaseth{H2896} God{H430} shall escape{H4422} from her; but the sinner{H2398} shall be taken{H3920} by her.
- Prov 6:24-29 : 24 To keep{H8104} thee from the evil{H7451} woman,{H802} From the flattery{H2513} of the foreigner's{H5237} tongue.{H3956} 25 Lust{H2530} not after her beauty{H3308} in thy heart;{H3824} Neither let her take{H3947} thee with her eyelids.{H6079} 26 For on account of{H1157} a{H802} harlot{H2181} [a man is brought] to a piece{H3603} of bread;{H3899} And the adulteress{H802} hunteth{H6679} for the precious{H3368} life.{H5315} 27 Can a man{H376} take{H2846} fire{H784} in his bosom,{H2436} And his clothes{H899} not be burned?{H8313} 28 Or can one{H376} walk{H1980} upon hot coals,{H1513} And his feet{H7272} not be scorched?{H3554} 29 So he that goeth in{H935} to his neighbor's{H7453} wife;{H802} Whosoever toucheth{H5060} her shall not be unpunished.{H5352}
- Prov 7:5-9 : 5 That they may keep{H8104} thee from the strange{H2114} woman,{H802} From the foreigner{H5237} that flattereth{H2505} with her words.{H561} 6 For at the window{H2474} of my house{H1004} I looked{H8259} forth through my lattice;{H822} 7 And I beheld{H7200} among the simple ones,{H6612} I discerned{H995} among the youths,{H1121} A young man{H5288} void{H2638} of understanding,{H3820} 8 Passing through{H5674} the street{H7784} near{H681} her corner;{H6434} And he went{H6805} the way{H1870} to her house,{H1004} 9 In the twilight,{H5399} in the evening{H3117} of the day, In the middle{H380} of the night{H3915} and in the darkness.{H653} 10 And, behold, there met{H7125} him a woman{H802} With the attire{H7897} of a harlot,{H2181} and wily{H5341} of heart.{H3820} 11 (She is clamorous{H1993} and wilful;{H5637} Her feet{H7272} abide{H7931} not in her house:{H1004} 12 Now{H6471} she is in the streets,{H7339} now{H6471} in the broad{H7339} places, And lieth in wait{H693} at{H681} every corner.){H6438} 13 So she caught{H2388} him, and kissed{H5401} him, [And] with an impudent{H5810} face{H6440} she said{H559} unto him: 14 Sacrifices{H8002} of peace-offerings{H2077} are with me; This day{H3117} have I paid{H7999} my vows.{H5088} 15 Therefore came I forth{H3318} to meet{H7125} thee, Diligently to seek{H7836} thy face,{H6440} and I have found{H4672} thee. 16 I have spread{H7234} my couch{H6210} with carpets{H4765} of tapestry, With striped{H2405} cloths of the yarn{H330} of Egypt.{H4714} 17 I have perfumed{H5130} my bed{H4904} With myrrh,{H4753} aloes,{H174} and cinnamon.{H7076} 18 Come,{H3212} let us take our fill{H7301} of love{H1730} until the morning;{H1242} Let us solace{H5965} ourselves with loves.{H159} 19 For the man{H376} is not at home;{H1004} He is gone{H1980} a long{H7350} journey:{H1870} 20 He hath taken{H3947} a bag{H6872} of money{H3701} with him;{H3027} He will come{H935} home{H1004} at the full{H3117} moon.{H3677} 21 With her much{H7230} fair speech{H3948} she causeth him to yield;{H5186} With the flattering{H2506} of her lips{H8193} she forceth{H5080} him along. 22 He goeth{H1980} after{H310} her straightway,{H6597} As an ox{H7794} goeth{H935} to the slaughter,{H2874} Or as [one in] fetters{H5914} to the correction{H4148} of the fool;{H191} 23 Till an arrow{H2671} strike{H6398} through his liver;{H3516} As a bird{H6833} hasteth{H4116} to the snare,{H6341} And knoweth{H3045} not that it is for his life.{H5315} 24 Now therefore, [my] sons,{H1121} hearken{H8085} unto me, And attend{H7181} to the words{H561} of my mouth.{H6310} 25 Let not thy heart{H3820} decline{H7847} to her ways;{H1870} Go not astray{H8582} in her paths.{H5410} 26 For she hath cast down{H5307} many{H7227} wounded:{H2491} Yea, all her slain{H2026} are a mighty{H6099} host. 27 Her house{H1004} is the way{H1870} to Sheol,{H7585} Going down{H3381} to the chambers{H2315} of death.{H4194}
- Deut 32:19 : 19 And Jehovah{H3068} saw{H7200} [it], and abhorred{H5006} [them], Because of the provocation{H3708} of his sons{H1121} and his daughters.{H1323}
- Judg 16:20-21 : 20 And she said,{H559} The Philistines{H6430} are upon thee, Samson.{H8123} And he awoke{H3364} out of his sleep,{H8142} and said,{H559} I will go out{H3318} as at other times,{H6471} and shake{H5287} myself free. But he knew{H3045} not that Jehovah{H3068} was departed{H5493} from him. 21 And the Philistines{H6430} laid{H270} hold on him, and put out{H5365} his eyes;{H5869} and they brought him down{H3381} to Gaza,{H5804} and bound{H631} him with fetters of brass;{H5178} and he did grind{H2912} in the {H631} prison-house.{H1004}
- Neh 13:26 : 26 Did not Solomon{H8010} king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} sin{H2398} by these things? yet among many{H7227} nations{H1471} was there no king{H4428} like him, and he was beloved{H157} of his God,{H430} and God{H430} made{H5414} him king{H4428} over all Israel:{H3478} nevertheless even him{H1571} did foreign{H5237} women{H802} cause to sin.{H2398}
- Ps 81:12 : 12 So I let them go{H7971} after the stubbornness{H8307} of their heart,{H3820} That they might walk{H3212} in their own counsels.{H4156}
- Prov 2:16-19 : 16 To deliver{H5337} thee from the strange{H2114} woman,{H802} Even from the foreigner{H5237} that flattereth{H2505} with her words;{H561} 17 That forsaketh{H5800} the friend{H441} of her youth,{H5271} And forgetteth{H7911} the covenant{H1285} of her God:{H430} 18 For her house{H1004} inclineth{H7743} unto death,{H4194} And her paths{H4570} unto the dead;{H7496} 19 None that go{H935} unto her return again,{H7725} Neither do they attain{H5381} unto the paths{H734} of life:{H2416}
- Prov 5:3-9 : 3 For the lips{H8193} of a strange woman{H2114} drop{H5197} honey,{H5317} And her mouth{H2441} is smoother{H2509} than oil:{H8081} 4 But in the end{H319} she is bitter{H4751} as wormwood,{H3939} Sharp{H2299} as a two-edged{H6310} sword.{H2719} 5 Her feet{H7272} go down{H3381} to death;{H4194} Her steps{H6806} take hold{H8551} on Sheol;{H7585} 6 So that she findeth{H6424} not the level path{H734} of life:{H2416} Her ways{H4570} are unstable,{H5128} [and] she knoweth{H3045} [it] not. 7 Now therefore, [my] sons,{H1121} hearken{H8085} unto me, And depart{H5493} not from the words{H561} of my mouth.{H6310} 8 Remove{H7368} thy way{H1870} far{H7368} from her, And come not nigh{H7126} the door{H6607} of her house;{H1004} 9 Lest thou give{H5414} thine honor{H1935} unto others,{H312} And thy years{H8141} unto the cruel;{H394} 10 Lest strangers{H2114} be filled{H7646} with thy strength,{H3581} And thy labors{H6089} [be] in the house{H1004} of an alien,{H5237} 11 And thou mourn{H5098} at thy latter{H319} end, When thy flesh{H1320} and thy body{H1320} are consumed,{H3615} 12 And say,{H559} How have I hated{H8130} instruction,{H4148} And my heart{H3820} despised{H5006} reproof;{H8433} 13 Neither have I obeyed{H8085} the voice{H6963} of my teachers,{H3384} Nor inclined{H5186} mine ear{H241} to them that instructed{H3925} me! 14 I was well-nigh{H4592} in all evil{H7451} In the midst{H8432} of the assembly{H6951} and congregation.{H6951} 15 Drink{H8354} waters{H4325} out of thine own cistern,{H953} And running waters{H5140} out of{H8432} thine own well.{H875} 16 Should thy springs{H4599} be dispersed{H6327} abroad,{H2351} And streams{H6388} of water{H4325} in the streets?{H7339} 17 Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers{H2114} with thee. 18 Let thy fountain{H4726} be blessed;{H1288} And rejoice{H8055} in the wife{H802} of thy youth.{H5271} 19 [ As] a loving{H158} hind{H365} and a pleasant{H2580} doe,{H365} Let her breasts{H1717} satisfy{H7301} thee at all times;{H6256} And be thou ravished{H7686} always{H8548} with her love.{H160} 20 For why shouldest thou, my son,{H1121} be ravished{H7686} with a strange woman,{H2114} And embrace{H2263} the bosom{H2436} of a foreigner?{H5237} 21 For the ways{H1870} of man{H376} are before{H5227} the eyes{H5869} of Jehovah;{H3068} And he maketh level{H6424} all his paths.{H4570} 22 His own iniquities{H5771} shall take{H3920} the wicked,{H7563} And he shall be holden{H8551} with the cords{H2256} of his sin.{H2403} 23 He shall die{H4191} for lack of instruction;{H4148} And in the greatness{H7230} of his folly{H200} he shall go astray.{H7686}