Proverbs 23:28
Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
In context
25 May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! 26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well. 28 Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. 31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 23:28 in the KJV
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, And increaseth the transgressors among men.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 23:28 in the ESV
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.