Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

A piece

The adulteress

General references

Bible References

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Proverbs 5:10
strangers will drain your resources,
and your earnings will end up in a foreigner’s house.
Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
Luke 15:13
Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.

A piece

1 Samuel 2:36
Anyone who is left in your family will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread. He will say: Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a piece of bread to eat.’”

The adulteress

Genesis 39:14
she called the household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “my husband brought a Hebrew man to make fools of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could.
Ezekiel 13:8
“Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I am against you because you have spoken falsely and had lying visions.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

General references

Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?”

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