16 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words 17 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. 18 For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
Proverbs 2:16–18
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Proverbs 7:26–27
26 For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. 27 Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 6:23–25
23 For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life, 24 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. 25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her e…
Proverbs 23:27–29
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. 28 Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men. 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Proverbs 5:7–9
7 So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. 8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, 9 lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
Proverbs 7:4–6
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman, 5 that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
Proverbs 5:3–5
3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, 4 in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.
Sirach 9:8–10
8 Turn your eye away from a beautiful woman, and don’t gaze at another’s beauty. Many have been led astray by the beauty of a woman; and with this, passion is kindled like a fire. (WEB) 9 Don’t dine at all with a woman who has a husband, or revel with her at wine, lest… (WEB) 10 … (WEB)
Proverbs 22:13–15
13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!” 14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it. 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it…
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