Judges 14:17
And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Cross-references
Judges 14:15
Historical context
Judges 14:15 shows the Philistines threatening the wife, which explains why she presses Samson so hard for the answer.
Judges 16:6
Parallel
In Judges 16:6, Delilah similarly pressures Samson to reveal his secret — a repeated pattern of women extracting information.
Judges 16:16
Parallel
In Judges 16:16, Delilah's persistent pressure finally wears Samson down — the same pattern as his first wife's weeping here.
Proverbs 7:21
Parallel
Proverbs 7:21 shows a woman's persuasive speech overcoming a man's resistance, paralleling the wife's persistent weeping that breaks Samson's resolve.