Proverbs 5:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 (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.
  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the worde of God is liuely, and mightie in operation, & sharper then any two edged sword, and entreth through, euen vnto the diuiding asunder of the soule and the spirit, and of the ioints, and the marow, and is a discerner of the thoughtes, and the intents of the heart.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soule is among lions: I lie among the children of men, that are set on fire: whose teeth are speares and arrowes, & their tongue a sharpe sworde.
  • Prov 6:24-35 : 24 To keepe thee from the wicked woman, & from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman. 25 Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids. 26 For 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. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt? 28 Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her. 30 Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie. 31 But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house. 32 But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule. 33 He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away. 34 For ielousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He cannot beare the sight of any raunsome: neither will he consent, though thou augment the giftes.
  • Prov 7:22-23 : 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.
  • Prov 9:18 : 18 But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.
  • 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.
  • Heb 12:15-16 : 15 Take heede, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternes spring vp and trouble you, lest thereby many be defiled. 16 Let there be no fornicator, or prophane person as Esau, which for one portion of meate solde his birthright.
  • Judg 16:4-6 : 4 And after this hee loued a woman by the riuer of Sorek, whose name was Delilah: 5 Vnto whome came the princes of the Philistims, and said vnto her, Entise him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what meane we may ouercome him, that we may binde him, and punish him, and euery one of vs shall giue thee eleuen hundreth shekels of siluer. 6 And Delilah saide to Samson, Tell mee, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest bee bound, to doe thee hurt.
  • Judg 16:15-21 : 15 Againe shee sayde vnto him, Howe canst thou say, I loue thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked mee these three times, and hast not tolde me wherein thy great strength lieth. 16 And because shee was importunate vpon him with her wordes continually, and vexed him, his soule was pained vnto the death. 17 Therefore he tolde her all his heart, and said vnto her, There neuer came rasor vpon mine head: for I am a Nazarite vnto God from my mothers wombe: therefore if I bee shauen, my strength will goe from me, and I shalbe weake, and be like all other men. 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 5:5-6
    2 verses
    82%

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

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

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

  • Eccl 7:26
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    26 (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.

  • Prov 2:15-19
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    76%

    15 Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.

    16 And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.

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

    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.

  • Prov 7:25-27
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    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 23:32-33
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    76%

    32 In the ende thereof it will bite like a serpent, and hurt like a cockatrise.

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

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

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

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

  • Prov 30:20
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    20 Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.

  • Prov 23:27-28
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    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 7:10-12
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    10 And 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.

    12 Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)

  • Prov 7:21-23
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    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.

  • Prov 3:17-18
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    72%

    17 Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.

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

  • Ezek 16:32
    72%

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

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

  • Prov 7:5
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    5 That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.

  • Jer 6:7
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    7 As the fountaine casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her malice: crueltie and spoyle is continually heard in her before me with sorowe and strokes.

  • Num 5:24
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    24 And shal cause the woman to drinke ye bitter and cursed water, and the cursed water, turned into bitternesse, shal enter into her.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5 Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.

  • Prov 5:20
    70%

    20 For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?

  • Prov 31:31
    69%

    31 Giue her of the fruite of her hands, and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates.

  • Prov 12:4
    69%

    4 A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.

  • Rom 3:14
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    14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse.

  • Ezek 32:20
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    20 They shall fall in the middes of them that are slaine by the sword: shee is deliuered to the sword: draw her downe, and all her multitude.

  • Jer 4:18
    69%

    18 Thy wayes and thine inuentions haue procured thee these things, such is thy wickednesse: therefore it shall be bitter, therefore it shall perce vnto thine heart.

  • Ps 55:11
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    11 Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes.

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

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

  • Hos 2:6
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    6 Therefore beholde, I will stoope thy way with thornes, and make an hedge, that shee shall not finde her pathes.

  • Prov 27:15
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    15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.

  • Prov 4:6
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    6 Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

  • Nah 3:4
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    4 Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that is beautifull, and is a mistresse of witchcraft, & selleth the people thorow her whoredome, and the nations thorowe her witchcrafts.

  • Prov 9:2
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    2 She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.

  • Lam 3:15
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    15 He hath filled me with bitternes, & made me drunken with wormewood.