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
And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;
Proverbs 29:3
A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
Luke 15:13
And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

A piece

1 Samuel 2:36
Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.

The adulteress

Genesis 39:14
She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry;
Ezekiel 13:8
So this is what the Lord has said: Because your words are without substance and your visions are false, see, I am against you, says the Lord.

General references

Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain