Ecclesiastes 7:26

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(7:28) And I finde more bitter then death the woman whose heart is as nettes and snares, and her handes, as bands: he that is good before God, shalbe deliuered from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.

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  • Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.
  • Prov 5:3-5 : 3 For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle. 4 But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde. 5 Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.
  • Prov 2:16 : 16 And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
  • Prov 2:18-19 : 18 Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead. 19 All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
  • Judg 16:18-21 : 18 And when Delilah sawe that he had tolde her all his heart, she sent, and called for the Princes of ye Philistims, saying, Come vp once againe: for he hath shewed mee all his heart. Then the Princes of the Philistims came vp vnto her, and brought the money in their handes. 19 And she made him sleepe vpon her knees, and she called a man, and made him to shaue off the seuen lockes of his head, and shee began to vexe him, and his strength was gone from him. 20 Then she said, The Philistims be vpon thee, Samson; hee awoke out of his sleepe, and thought, I will go out now as at other times, and shake my selfe, but he knewe not that the Lorde was departed from him. 21 Therefore the Philistims tooke him, and put out his eyes, and brought him downe to Azzah, and bounde him with fetters: and hee did grinde in the prison house.
  • Prov 23:27-28 : 27 For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte. 28 Also she lyeth in wait as for a praye, and she increaseth the transgressers among men.
  • Prov 7:21-27 : 21 Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him. 22 And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction, 23 Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger. 24 Heare me now therefore, O children, and hearken to the wordes of my mouth. 25 Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths. 26 For shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, & the strong men are all slaine by her. 27 Her house is the way vnto ye graue, which goeth downe to the chambers of death.
  • Prov 9:18 : 18 But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.

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    27(7:29) Beholde, sayth the Preacher, this haue I found, seeking one by one to finde the count:

    28(7:30) And yet my soule seeketh, but I finde it not: I haue found one man of a thousand: but a woman among them all haue I not founde.

  • Prov 5:3-6
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    3For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle.

    4But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde.

    5Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.

    6She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.

  • Prov 6:24-26
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    24To keepe thee from the wicked woman, & from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.

    25Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.

    26For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.

  • Prov 7:25-27
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    25Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.

    26For shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, & the strong men are all slaine by her.

    27Her house is the way vnto ye graue, which goeth downe to the chambers of death.

  • Prov 7:10-13
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    10And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.

    11(She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.

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  • Eccl 7:25
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  • Prov 2:16-19
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    16And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.

    17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.

    18Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.

    19All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.

  • Prov 7:21-23
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    21Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.

    22And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,

    23Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.

  • Prov 7:5
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  • Prov 22:14
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    14The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.

  • Prov 23:27-28
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    27For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.

    28Also she lyeth in wait as for a praye, and she increaseth the transgressers among men.

  • Prov 3:17-18
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    17Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.

    18She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.

  • Prov 23:33
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    33Thine eyes shall looke vpon strange women, and thine heart shall speake lewde things.

  • Prov 5:20
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  • Prov 11:22
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    22As a iewell of golde in a swines snoute: so is a faire woman, which lacketh discretion.

  • Prov 8:35
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    35For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord.

  • Prov 21:19
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    19It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and angry woman.

  • Prov 7:8
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    8Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward her house,

  • Prov 31:30-31
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    30Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lorde, she shall be praysed.

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  • Prov 27:16
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  • Prov 30:23
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    23For the hatefull woman, when she is married, & for a handmaid that is heire to her mistres.

  • Ezek 16:32
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    32But as a wife that playeth the harlot, and taketh others for her husband:

  • Prov 31:10
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    10Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles.

  • Prov 18:22
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    22He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receiueth fauour of the Lord.

  • Job 31:9
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    9If mine heart hath bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wayte at the doore of my neighbour,

  • Hos 2:7
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    7Though shee followe after her louers, yet shall shee not come at them: though shee seeke them, yet shall shee not finde them: then shall she say, I will goe and returne to my first husbande: for at that time was I better then nowe.

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    6Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

  • Prov 5:8
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    8Keepe thy way farre from her, and come not neere the doore of her house,

  • Prov 6:32
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    32But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.

  • 1 Tim 5:6
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    6But shee that liueth in pleasure, is dead, while shee liueth.

  • Prov 21:9
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    9It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.