Proverbs 23:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

New Living Translation
She hides and waits like a robber, eager to make more men unfaithful.

English Standard Version
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.

Berean Study Bible
Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.

New American Standard Bible
Certainly she lurks as a robber, And increases the treacherous among mankind.

NASB 1995
Surely she lurks as a robber, And increases the faithless among men.

NASB 1977
Surely she lurks as a robber, And increases the faithless among men.

Amplified Bible
She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey], And she increases the faithless among men.

Christian Standard Bible
indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber and increases the number of unfaithful people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber and increases those among men who are unfaithful.

Contemporary English Version
they are waiting to attack you like a gang of robbers with victim after victim.

Good News Translation
They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She is like a robber, lying in ambush. She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society.

International Standard Version
Surely she lies in wait like a bandit, increasing those who are faithless among mankind.

NET Bible
Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

New King James Version
She also lies in wait as for a victim, And increases the unfaithful among men.

King James 2000 Bible
She also lies in wait as for a prey, and increases the unfaithful among men.

New Heart English Bible
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

World English Bible
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

American King James Version
She also lies in wait as for a prey, and increases the transgressors among men.

American Standard Version
Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

A Faithful Version
She also lies in wait as for prey and increases the transgressors among men.

Darby Bible Translation
She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.

English Revised Version
Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.

Webster's Bible Translation
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Also she lyeth in wait as for a praye, and she increaseth the transgressers among men.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
She lyeth in wayte as for a pray, and increaseth the transgressours amongst men.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
She lurketh like a thefe, and those that be not awarre she brigeth vnto her.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
She also, as catching prey, lies in wait, "" And she increases the treacherous among men.

Young's Literal Translation
She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.

Smith's Literal Translation
She also will lie in wait as for prey, and she will add those transgressing among men.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
She lieth in wait in the way as a robber, and him whom she shall see unwary, she will kill.

Catholic Public Domain Version
She lies in wait along the way like a robber. And the incautious one whom she sees, she will put to death.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
She destroys suddenly and many evil men multiply.

Lamsa Bible
She destroys men suddenly, and increases iniquity among men.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
She also lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the faithless among men.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.
















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