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Proverbs 23:28

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28sShe also lieth in wait as for a prey,

And increaseth the transgressors among men.

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Cross references

  1. sch. 7. 12. So Eccles. 7. 26.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

She lies in wait like a robber

and increases the traitors among mankind.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like a bandit she lies in wait

and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber

and increases the number of unfaithful people.

NLTNew Living Translation

She hides and waits like a robber,

eager to make more men unfaithful.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

She is also like a robber lying in wait,

and the faithless among mankind she increases.

KJV 1900King James Version

She also lieth in wait as for a prey,

And increaseth the transgressors among men.