Leviticus 15:20 Cross References - JPS_ASV_Byz

²⁰ And every thing that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean; every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

⁴ Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean. ⁵ And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. ⁶ And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. ⁷ And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. ⁸ And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. ⁹ And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean.

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words; ¹⁷ That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. ¹⁸ For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades; ¹⁹ None that go unto her return, neither do they attain unto the paths of life;

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; ⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. ⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on the nether-world; ⁶ Lest she should walk the even path of life, her ways wander, but she knoweth it not. ⁷ Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. ⁸ Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house; ⁹ Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; ¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien; ¹¹ And thou moan, when thine end cometh, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, ¹² And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; ¹³ Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

²⁴ To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.

³⁵ He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

¹⁰ And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart. ¹¹ She is riotous and rebellious, her feet abide not in her house; ¹² Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lieth in wait at every corner. ¹³ So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him: ¹⁴ 'Sacrifices of peace-offerings were due from me; this day have I paid my vows. ¹⁵ Therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek thy face, and I have found thee. ¹⁶ I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. ¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. ¹⁸ Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves. ¹⁹ For my husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey; ²⁰ He hath taken the bag of money with him; he will come home at the full moon.' ²¹ With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away. ²² He goeth after her straightway, as an ox that goeth to the slaughter, or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool; ²³ Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare - and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life. ²⁴ Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth. ²⁵ Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. ²⁶ For she hath cast down many wounded; yea, a mighty host are all her slain. ²⁷ Her house is the way to the nether-world, going down to the chambers of death.

¹³ The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing. ¹⁴ And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, ¹⁵ To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways: ¹⁶ 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him: ¹⁷ 'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.' ¹⁸ But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.

²⁷ If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁶ 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.

³³ Be not deceived; Evil companionships corrupt good morals.