Judges 14:17

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Summary

And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

She lay

And she told

Proverbs 2:16

Bible References

She lay

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies and with what you may be bound and subdued.”

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!”

With her many persuasions she caused him to yield;
With her flattering lips she seduced him.

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence and boldness he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

For a time he would not; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

And she told

To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words,