Proverbs 5:4 Cross References

Proverbs 5:4

4: But the result is as bitter as poison, sharp as a double-edged sword.

I discovered that a seductive woman is more bitter than death. Her passion is a trap, and her soft hands will bind you. Those who please God will escape from her, but sinners will be caught in her snare.

His words are as smooth as cream, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!

I am surrounded by fierce lions who greedily devour human prey--whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows, and whose tongues cut like swords.

For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are.

He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter or like a trapped stag,
awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.

These commands and this teaching will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of an adulterous woman.
Don't lust for her beauty. Don't let her coyness seduce you.
For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, and sleeping with another man's wife may cost you your very life.
Can a man scoop fire into his lap and not be burned?
Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet?

A prostitute is a deep pit; an adulterous woman is treacherous.
She hides and waits like a robber, looking for another victim who will be unfaithful to his wife.

Then Delilah pouted, "How can you say you love me when you don't confide in me? You've made fun of me three times now, and you still haven't told me what makes you so strong!"
So day after day she nagged him until he couldn't stand it any longer.
Finally, Samson told her his secret. "My hair has never been cut," he confessed, "for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else."
Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine leaders. "Come back one more time," she said, "for he has told me everything." So the Philistine leaders returned and brought the money with them.
Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and she called in a man to shave off his hair, making his capture certain. And his strength left him.

Look after each other so that none of you will miss out on the special favor of God. Watch out that no bitter root of unbelief rises up among you, for whenever it springs up, many are corrupted by its poison.
Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau. He traded his birthright as the oldest son for a single meal.

Later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek.
The leaders of the Philistines went to her and said, "Find out from Samson what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."
So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely."

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