King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
She also lieth in wait as [for] a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Complete Jewish Bible:
She lies in wait to snatch her prey and adds to the number of faithless men.
Berean Standard Bible:
Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
American Standard Version:
Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
She also lieth in wait{H693} as for a prey{H2863}, and increaseth{H3254} the transgressors{H898} among men{H120}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Ecclesiastes 7:26
- And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart [is] snares and nets, [and] her hands [as] bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Proverbs 7:12
- Now [is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Hosea 4:11
- Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
1 Corinthians 10:8
- Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
Proverbs 22:14
- ¶ The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Jeremiah 3:2
- Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
Proverbs 2:16
- To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;
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Commentary for Proverbs 23:28
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H693
There are 116 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָרַב
Transliteration: ʼârab
Pronunciation: aw-rab'
Description: a primitive root; to lurk; (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait. - Strong's Number: H2863
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֶתֶף
Transliteration: chetheph
Pronunciation: kheh'-thef
Description: from חָתַף; properly, rapine; figuratively, robbery; prey. - Strong's Number: H3254
There are 207 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָסַף
Transliteration: yâçaph
Pronunciation: yaw-saf'
Description: a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing); add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield. - Strong's Number: H898
There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּגַד
Transliteration: bâgad
Pronunciation: baw-gad'
Description: a primitive root; to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage; deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), [idiom] very. - Strong's Number: H120
There are 581 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָדָם
Transliteration: ʼâdâm
Pronunciation: aw-dawm'
Description: from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.