Proverbs 5:4

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 6:24 warns to keep from the flattery of the strange woman, complementing the bitter outcome described here.

In Proverbs 7:22, the same fate is echoed: the young man follows the adulteress like an ox to slaughter, mirroring the bitter end.

Proverbs 7:23 adds sudden death imagery—an arrow piercing the liver—continuing the theme of destruction from the adulteress.

Proverbs 9:18 reveals the same fatal end: the woman's guests are in the depths of Sheol, reinforcing the bitter outcome.

Proverbs 2:18 warns that the strange woman's house leads to death, reinforcing the deadly outcome hinted at by 'bitter as gall'.

Proverbs 23:27 uses pit and well imagery for the adulteress, paralleling the dangerous trap described here.

Proverbs 23:28 depicts her as a robber lying in wait, continuing the theme of deceit leading to destruction.

Judges 16:4-6 shows Delilah's deceit leading to Samson's downfall, a vivid example of the dangerous woman described here.

Psalm 55:21 Parallel

Psalm 55:21 uses the same imagery of smooth speech hiding violence, echoing the deceptive sweetness that turns to bitterness.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 directly calls the seductive woman 'more bitter than death' and a snare, echoing the bitter wormwood here.

Numbers 5:27 describes the bitter curse that comes upon the guilty adulteress, matching the bitter end in Proverbs.