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Proverbs 23:28

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 23:28 in other translations

Yes, she lies in wait like a robber,
and increases the unfaithful among men.

Proverbs 23:28 · World English Bible

Proverbs 23:28 in context

  1. 26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
  2. 27For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
  3. 28Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
  4. 29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
  5. 30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.