Proverbs 5:20

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Cross-references

Proverbs 2:16-19 warns against the adulteress who forsakes her husband, directly reinforcing the danger of seeking another man's wife.

Proverbs 6:24 warns of the adulteress's smooth tongue, echoing the same call to avoid being led astray by another woman.

Proverbs 7:7 depicts a naive young man drawn to the adulteress, illustrating the very danger cautioned against here.

In Proverbs 22:14, the same image of a forbidden woman as a deep pit reinforces the warning against adultery.

Proverbs 23:27 calls an adulteress a deep pit and narrow well, echoing the same danger of embracing her.

Proverbs 23:28 describes the adulteress as a robber who increases traitors, continuing the warning against her.

1 Kings 11:1 Historical context

1 Kings 11:1 shows Solomon loving many foreign women, embodying the very sin warned against here.

Song 4:9 celebrates faithful love's captivating glance, contrasting with the warning against the adulteress's embrace here.