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Proverbs 23:28
Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.
Proverbs 23:28 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 23:28 in other translations
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
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In context
25 Rejoice shall thy father and thy mother, yea she, shall exult, who bare thee.
26 Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways;
27 For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;
28 Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.
29 Who hath woe? Who hath outcry of pain? Who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? Who hath needless wounds? Who hath dullness of eyes?
30 They who tarry over wine, they who go in to search for mixed wine.
31 Do not look on wine when it becometh red, when it giveth in the cup its sparkle, glideth down smoothly.
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