Verse 20
So is the way{H1870} of an adulterous{H5003} woman;{H802} She eateth,{H398} and wipeth{H4229} her mouth,{H6310} And saith,{H559} I have done{H6466} no wickedness.{H205}
Referenced Verses
- Num 5:11-30 : 11 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 12 Speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and say{H559} unto them, If any{H376} man's{H376} wife{H802} go aside,{H7847} and commit{H4603} a trespass{H4604} against him, 13 and a man{H376} lie{H7901} with her carnally,{H7902} and it be hid{H5956} from the eyes{H5869} of her husband,{H376} and be kept close,{H5641} and she be defiled,{H2930} and there be no witness{H5707} against her, and she be not taken{H8610} in the act; 14 and the spirit{H7307} of jealousy{H7068} come{H5674} upon him, and he be jealous{H7065} of his wife,{H802} and she be defiled:{H2930} or if the spirit{H7307} of jealousy{H7068} come{H5674} upon him, and he be jealous{H7065} of his wife,{H802} and she be not defiled:{H2930} 15 then shall the man{H376} bring{H935} his wife{H802} unto the priest,{H3548} and shall bring{H935} her oblation{H7133} for her, the tenth{H6224} part of an ephah{H374} of barley{H8184} meal;{H7058} he shall pour{H3332} no oil{H8081} upon it, nor put{H5414} frankincense{H3828} thereon; for it is a meal-offering{H4503} of jealousy,{H7068} a meal-offering{H4503} of memorial,{H2146} bringing{H2142} iniquity{H5771} to remembrance.{H2142} 16 And the priest{H3548} shall bring her near,{H7126} and set{H5975} her before{H6440} Jehovah:{H3068} 17 and the priest{H3548} shall take{H3947} holy{H6918} water{H4325} in an earthen{H2789} vessel;{H3627} and of the dust{H6083} that is on the floor{H7172} of the tabernacle{H4908} the priest{H3548} shall take,{H3947} and put{H5414} it into the water.{H4325} 18 And the priest{H3548} shall set{H5975} the woman{H802} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and let the hair of the woman's{H802} head{H7218} go loose,{H6544} and put{H5414} the meal-offering{H4503} of memorial{H2146} in her hands,{H3709} which is the meal-offering{H4503} of jealousy:{H7068} and the priest{H3548} shall have in his hand{H3027} the water{H4325} of bitterness{H4751} that causeth the curse.{H779} 19 And the priest{H3548} shall cause her to swear,{H7650} and shall say{H559} unto the woman,{H802} If no man{H376} have lain{H7901} with thee, and if thou have not gone aside{H7847} to uncleanness,{H2932} being under thy husband,{H376} be thou free{H5352} from this water{H4325} of bitterness{H4751} that causeth the curse.{H779} 20 But if thou have gone aside,{H7847} being under thy husband,{H376} and if thou be defiled,{H2930} and some man{H376} have{H5414} lain{H7903} with thee besides{H1107} thy husband:{H376} 21 then the priest{H3548} shall cause{H7650} the woman{H802} to swear with the oath{H7621} of cursing,{H423} and the priest{H3548} shall say{H559} unto the woman,{H802} Jehovah{H3068} make{H5414} thee a curse{H423} and an oath{H7621} among{H8432} thy people,{H5971} when Jehovah{H3068} doth make{H5414} thy thigh{H3409} to fall away,{H5307} and thy body{H990} to swell;{H6639} 22 and this water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779} shall go{H935} into thy bowels,{H4578} and make thy body{H990} to swell,{H6638} and thy thigh{H3409} to fall away.{H5307} And the woman{H802} shall say,{H559} Amen,{H543} Amen.{H543} 23 And the priest{H3548} shall write{H3789} these curses{H423} in a book,{H5612} and he shall blot{H4229} them out into the water{H4325} of bitterness:{H4751} 24 and he shall make the woman{H802} drink{H8248} the water{H4325} of bitterness{H4751} that causeth the curse;{H779} and the water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779} shall enter{H935} into her [and become] bitter.{H4751} 25 And the priest{H3548} shall take{H3947} the meal-offering{H4503} of jealousy{H7068} out of the woman's{H802} hand,{H3027} and shall wave{H5130} the meal-offering{H4503} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and bring{H7126} it unto the altar:{H4196} 26 and the priest{H3548} shall take a handful{H7061} of the meal-offering,{H4503} as the memorial{H234} thereof, and burn{H6999} it upon the altar,{H4196} and afterward{H310} shall make the woman{H802} drink{H8248} the water.{H4325} 27 And when he hath made her drink{H8248} the water,{H4325} then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled,{H2930} and have committed{H4603} a trespass{H4604} against her husband,{H376} that the water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779} shall enter{H935} into her [and become] bitter,{H4751} and her body{H990} shall swell,{H6638} and her thigh{H3409} shall fall away:{H5307} and the woman{H802} shall be a curse{H423} among{H7130} her people.{H5971} 28 And if the woman{H802} be not defiled,{H2930} but be clean;{H2889} then she shall be free,{H5352} and shall conceive{H2232} seed.{H2233} 29 This is the law{H8451} of jealousy,{H7068} when a wife,{H802} being under her husband,{H376} goeth aside,{H7847} and is defiled;{H2930} 30 or when the spirit{H7307} of jealousy{H7068} cometh{H5674} upon a man,{H376} and he is jealous{H7065} of his wife;{H802} then shall he set{H5975} the woman{H802} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and the priest{H3548} shall execute{H6213} upon her all this law.{H8451}
- Prov 5:6 : 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.
- Prov 7:13-23 : 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}