10 Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. 11 She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. 12 Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
Proverbs 7:10–12
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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?
Sirach 26:11–13
11 Watch out for an impudent eye, and don’t be surprised if it sins against you. (WEB) 12 She will open her mouth like a thirsty traveller, and drink from every water that is near. She will sit down at every post, and open her quiver to any arrow. (WEB) 13 The grace of a wife will… (WEB)
Proverbs 9:13–15
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. 14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, 15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
Testament of Reuben 2:15–17
15 For moreover, concerning them, the angel of the Lord told me, and taught me, that women are overcome by the spirit of fornication more than men, and in their heart they plot against men; and by means of their adornment they deceive first their minds, and by t… (T12)
Sirach 14:21–23
21 He who considers her ways in his heart will also have knowledge of her secrets. (WEB) 22 Go after her like a hunter, and lie in wait in her paths. (WEB) 23 He who peers in at her windows will also listen at her doors. (WEB)
Proverbs 9:2–4
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. 4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Proverbs 1:20–22
20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; 21 in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: 22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools h…
Testament of Joseph 1:41–43
41 And I said unto her: The Lord willeth not. that those who reverence Him should be in uncleanness, nor doth He take pleasure in them that commit adultery, but in those that approach Him with a pure heart and undefiled lips. (T12) 42 But she heed her peace, longing to ac… (T12)
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