Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?

Lest we burn

Bible References

Entice

Judges 16:5
The lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and see where his great strength lies and how we may overpower him that we may bind him to afflict him. Then we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey
And smoother than oil is her speech;
Proverbs 6:26
For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread,
And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.
Micah 7:5
Do not trust in a neighbor;
Do not have confidence in a friend.
From her who lies in your bosom
Guard your lips.

Lest we burn

Judges 12:1
Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you.”
Judges 15:6
Then the Philistines said, “Who did this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion.” So the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire.