Eccl.7.26

Ecclesiastes 7:26

KJV

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

The Limits of Human Wisdom

Wisdom and Folly Contrasted

Cross References

Exodus 10:7

KJV

And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

The Eighth Plague: Locusts

Proverbs 2:19

KJV

None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

The Benefits of Wisdom

Proverbs 5:4

KJV

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Avoiding Immorality

Proverbs 6:23

KJV

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Warnings against Adultery

Parental Counsel

Proverbs 6:24

KJV

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Warnings against Adultery

Parental Counsel

Proverbs 7:23

KJV

Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

Warnings about the Adulteress

Proverbs 22:14

KJV

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

A Good Name

On Life and Conduct

Proverbs 23:28

KJV

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

True Riches

Saying 18

Ecclesiastes 7:27

KJV

Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: