Proverbs 23:28

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

Proverbs 23:28 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

25Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

27For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

28Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.

31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

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