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 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.