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Selected Verse: Proverbs 23:28 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 23:28 |
King James |
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| increaseth . . . transgressors-- (Pro 5:8-10). The vice alluded to is peculiarly hardening to the heart. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Increaseth the transgressors among men - More iniquity springs from this one source of evil, than from any other cause in the whole system of sin. Women and strong drink cause many millions to transgress. |
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;