Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
As for a prey
Increaseth
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,
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.
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).
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.
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).
“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.
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.
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:
Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight: