Proverbs 23:28


She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey],
And she increases the faithless among men.

Proverbs 7:12


At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places,
Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].

Numbers 25:1

Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God].

Judges 16:4-22

After this he fell in love with a [Philistine] woman [living] in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Proverbs 2:16-19


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

Proverbs 7:22-27


Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],
Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,

Proverbs 9:18


But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Proverbs 22:14


The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit [deep and inescapable];
He who is cursed by the Lord [because of his adulterous sin] will fall into it.

Jeremiah 3:2


“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see;
Where have you not been violated?
You sat by the road waiting [eagerly] for them [those man-made gods]
Like an Arab [tribesman who waits to attack] in the desert,
And you have desecrated the land
With your [vile] prostitution and your wickedness (disobedience to God).

Hosea 4:11


Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.

1 Corinthians 10:8

We must not indulge in [nor tolerate] sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell [dead] in a single day!

Revelation 17:1-2

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment and doom of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters [influencing nations],

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

General references

Bible References

As for a prey

Proverbs 2:16

To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words,
Proverbs 7:12

At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places,
Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.
Proverbs 9:18

But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit [deep and inescapable];
He who is cursed by the Lord [because of his adulterous sin] will fall into it.
Judges 16:4
After this he fell in love with a [Philistine] woman [living] in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].
Jeremiah 3:2

“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see;
Where have you not been violated?
You sat by the road waiting [eagerly] for them [those man-made gods]
Like an Arab [tribesman who waits to attack] in the desert,
And you have desecrated the land
With your [vile] prostitution and your wickedness (disobedience to God).

Increaseth

Numbers 25:1
Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God].
Hosea 4:11

Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.
1 Corinthians 10:8
We must not indulge in [nor tolerate] sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell [dead] in a single day!
Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment and doom of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters [influencing nations],

General references

Proverbs 7:12

At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places,
Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.
Proverbs 9:15

Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight: