Gen 3:1-6, Judg 16:5, Pro 1:11, 5:3, 6:26, Mic 7:5 | ESV | STEP | Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made . He said to the woman , Did God actually say , You shall not eat of any tree in the garden ?

Genesis 3:1-6

The Fall

1 Now ^athe serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.

He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You ^{▼▼In Hebrew you is plural in verses 1–5} shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ^c‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 ^dBut the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, ^{▼▼Or to give insight} she took of its fruit ^fand ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, ^gand he ate.

Judges 16:5

5 And ^hthe lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, ⁱ“Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to ^jhumble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”

Proverbs 1:11

11 If they say, “Come with us, ^klet us lie in wait for blood;
^llet us ambush the innocent without reason;

Proverbs 5:3

3 For the lips of ^ma forbidden ^{▼▼Hebrew strange; also verse 20} woman drip honey,
and her speech ^{▼▼Hebrew palate} is ^psmoother than oil,

Proverbs 6:26

26 for ^qthe price of a prostitute is only ^ra loaf of bread, ^{▼▼Or (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate) for a prostitute leaves a man with nothing but a loaf of bread}
but a married woman ^{▼▼Hebrew a man’s wife} ^uhunts down a precious life.

Micah 7:5

5 ^vPut no trust in a neighbor;
have no confidence in a friend;
guard ^wthe doors of your mouth
from her who lies in your arms; ^{▼▼Hebrew bosom}