Ecclesiastes 7:26
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“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.”Ecclesiastes 7:26
What Does Ecclesiastes 7:26 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:26 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 7, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Temptation, and Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 7:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 22:14“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”Proverbs 5:3“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:”Proverbs 23:28“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.”Proverbs 2:16“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”Proverbs 5:4“But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”Proverbs 2:18“For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.”Ecclesiastes 2:26“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Genesis 39:12“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”Nehemiah 13:26“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”Proverbs 2:19“None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.”Proverbs 6:24“To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.”Proverbs 7:21“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.”Proverbs 23:27“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”Exodus 10:7“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?”1 Kings 21:25“But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.”Job 31:9“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;”Numbers 31:16“Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.”Judges 16:8“Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.”Judges 16:18“And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.”Judges 16:19“And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.”
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