26 And I find something more qbitter than death: rthe woman whose heart is ssnares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but tthe sinner is taken by her.
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Proverbs 5:4
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 2:16
So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman,
from the adulteress with her smooth words,
Proverbs 12:12
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
Proverbs 23:28
She lies in wait like a robber
and increases the traitors among mankind.
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit;
he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.
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