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
delivering you from the adulteress, from the immoral woman with her seductive words,
Proverbs 7:12
Now she is in the street, now in the plazas, she lurks near every corner.
Proverbs 9:18
But he does not realize that the dead lurk there, and her invited guests wind up in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; a man experiencing the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
Judges 16:4
After this incident, he loved a woman in Sorek Valley whose name was Delilah.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
I discovered for myself a bitterness that surpasses that of death: the woman whose heart is full of snares and nets, whose hands are chains of bondage. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the transgressor will be trapped by her.
Jeremiah 3:2
"Look up to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been ravished? You have sat beside the road, waiting for them like a nomad in the desert. And you have polluted the land with your fornication and your wickedness.
Increaseth
Numbers 25:1
While Israel remained encamped in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with Moabite women,
Hosea 4:11
"Sexual immorality, wine, and fresh wine seduce the heart of my people.
1 Corinthians 10:8
Let's stop sinning sexually, as some of them were doing, and on a single day 23,000 fell dead.
Revelation 17:1
Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls came and told me, "Come, I will show you how the notorious prostitute who sits on many waters will be judged.
General references
Proverbs 7:12
Now she is in the street, now in the plazas, she lurks near every corner.
Proverbs 9:15
She calls out to those passing by on the road, who are minding their own business,