Judg 16:20-21, Neh 13:26, Pro 2:16-19, 5:3-23, 6:24-29, 7:5-27, 23:27 | ESV | STEP | And she said , The Philistines are upon you, Samson ! And he awoke from his sleep and said , I will go out as at other times and shake myself free . But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

20 And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that ^athe Lord had left him. 21 And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. ^bAnd he ground at the mill in the prison.

Nehemiah 13:26

26 ^cDid not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? ^dAmong the many nations there was no king like him, and he was ^ebeloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.

Proverbs 2:16-19

16 So ^fyou will be delivered from the forbidden ^{▼▼Hebrew strange} woman,
from ^hthe adulteress ^{▼▼Hebrew foreign woman} with ^jher smooth words,
17 who forsakes ^kthe companion of her youth
and forgets ^lthe covenant of her God;
18 ^mfor her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the departed; ^{▼▼Hebrew to the Rephaim}
19 none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.

Proverbs 5:3-23

3 For the lips of ^oa forbidden ^{▼▼Hebrew strange; also verse 20} woman drip honey,
and her speech ^{▼▼Hebrew palate} is ^rsmoother than oil,
4 but in the end she is ^sbitter as ^twormwood,
^usharp as ^va two-edged sword.
5 Her feet ^wgo down to death;
her steps follow the path to ^{▼▼Hebrew lay hold of} Sheol;
6 she ^ydoes not ponder the path of life;
her ways wander, and she does not know it.
7 And ^znow, O sons, listen to me,
and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8 Keep your way far from her,
and do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you give your honor to others
and your years to the merciless,
10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your ^aalabors go to the house of a foreigner,
11 and at the end of your life you ^abgroan,
when your flesh and body are consumed,
12 and you say, ^ac“How I hated discipline,
and my heart ^addespised reproof!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
14 ^aeI am at the brink of utter ruin
in the assembled congregation.”
15 Drink ^afwater from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
16 Should your ^agsprings be scattered abroad,
streams of water ^ahin the streets?
17 ^aiLet them be for yourself alone,
and not for strangers with you.
18 Let your ^ajfountain be blessed,
and ^akrejoice in ^althe wife of your youth,
19 a lovely ^amdeer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts ^anfill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated ^{▼▼Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20} always in her love.
20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with ^apa forbidden woman
and embrace the bosom of ^aqan adulteress? ^{▼▼Hebrew a foreign woman}
21 For ^asa man’s ways are ^atbefore the eyes of the Lord,
and he ^auponders ^{▼▼Or makes level} all his paths.
22 The ^awiniquities of the wicked ^axensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
23 ^ayHe dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is ^azled astray.

Proverbs 6:24-29

24 to preserve you from the evil woman, ^{▼▼Revocalization (compare Septuagint) yields from the wife of a neighbor}
from the smooth tongue of ^bbthe adulteress. ^{▼▼Hebrew the foreign woman}
25 ^bdDo not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her ^beeyelashes;
26 for ^bfthe price of a prostitute is only ^bga 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} ^bjhunts down a precious life.
27 Can a man carry ^bkfire next to his ^blchest
and his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can one ^bmwalk on hot coals
and his feet not be scorched?
29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
none who touches her ^bnwill go unpunished.

Proverbs 7:5-27

5 to keep you from ^bothe forbidden ^{▼▼Hebrew strange} woman,
from ^bqthe adulteress ^{▼▼Hebrew the foreign woman} with her smooth words.
6 For at ^bsthe window of my house
I have looked out through my lattice,
7 and I have seen among ^btthe simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man ^bulacking sense,
8 passing along the street ^bvnear her corner,
taking the road to her house
9 in ^bwthe twilight, in the evening,
at ^bxthe time of night and darkness.
10 And behold, the woman meets him,
^bydressed as a prostitute, wily of heart. ^{▼▼Hebrew guarded in heart}
11 She is ^caloud and ^cbwayward;
^ccher feet do not stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the market,
and ^cdat every corner she ^celies in wait.
13 She seizes him and kisses him,
and with ^cfbold face she says to him,
14 “I had to ^cgoffer sacrifices, ^{▼▼Hebrew peace offerings}
and today I have ^cipaid my vows;
15 so now I have come out to meet you,
to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
16 I have spread my couch with ^cjcoverings,
colored linens from ^ckEgyptian linen;
17 I have perfumed my bed with ^clmyrrh,
aloes, and ^cmcinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;
let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For ^cnmy husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey;
20 he took a bag of money with him;
at full moon he will come home.”
21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with ^coher smooth talk she compels him.
22 All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast ^{▼▼Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew as an anklet for the discipline of a fool}
23 till an arrow pierces its liver;
as ^cqa bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24 And ^crnow, O sons, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;
do not stray into her paths,
26 for many a victim has she laid low,
and all her slain are ^csa mighty throng.
27 Her house is ^ctthe way to Sheol,
going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 23:27

27 For a prostitute is ^cua deep pit;
^cvan adulteress ^{▼▼Hebrew a foreign woman} is a narrow ^cxwell.