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Proverbs 23:28 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œShe also lieth in wait as {for} a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. {as for...: or, as a robber}”

Proverbs 23:28

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26

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

27

For a whore {is} a deep ditch; and a strange woman {is} a narrow pit.

28

She also lieth in wait as {for} a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. {as for...: or, as a robber}

29

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

30

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

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