Proverbs 7:26
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Cross-references
Proverbs 6:33 lists the disgrace and wounds of adultery — the same consequences as the many victims in 7:26.
Proverbs 21:16 warns that wandering from understanding leads to the assembly of the dead, paralleling the fate of the adulteress's victims.
Proverbs 31:3 warns against giving strength to women who destroy kings, echoing the destructive power of the adulteress.
Judges 16:21 exemplifies being brought low by a woman — Samson's capture mirrors the many victims mentioned.
In 2 Samuel 12:9-11, David—a mighty king—falls through lust for Bathsheba, directly illustrating the proverb's 'strong men slain' by the seductress.
In 1 Kings 11:1, Solomon, the wisest king, loves many foreign women—a classic example of a strong man cast down by sexual temptation.
In 1 Kings 11:2, Solomon disobeys God's command against intermarriage, showing how even the strong can be ensnared by forbidden women.
In Nehemiah 13:26, Nehemiah recalls Solomon's fall through foreign women—directly echoing the proverb's warning about strong men ruined.
Judges 16:19 recounts Delilah's betrayal of Samson, a direct example of a woman leading a man to destruction as described here.
In 1 Corinthians 10:8, the Israelites who fell to sexual immorality (23,000) exemplify the proverb's 'many wounded' by such sin.
In 1 Peter 2:11, Peter urges abstaining from fleshly desires that war against the soul—the same danger the proverb describes.