Proverbs 23:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 23:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 23:28 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. as for...: or, as a robber" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 23:28 — KJV
“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. as for...: or, as a robber”
— Proverbs 23:28 (KJV)
Proverbs 23:28 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:28
“The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:28: also, lieth, men
“For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:28: also, among, men
“And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. by their...: Heb. by their hand”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:28: also, wait, men
“Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:28: also, among, men
“For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:28: also, prey, men
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