Other translations
American Standard Version
Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
She destroys suddenly and many evil men multiply.
Darby Bible Translation
She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
She lieth in wait in the way as a robber, and him whom she shall see unwary, she will kill.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.
God's Word
She is like a robber, lying in ambush. She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber and increases those among men who are unfaithful.
International Standard Version
Surely she lies in wait like a bandit, increasing those who are faithless among mankind.
NET Bible
Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
New American Standard Bible
Surely she lurks as a robber, And increases the faithless among men.
New International Version
Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
New Living Translation
She hides and waits like a robber, eager to make more men unfaithful.
Webster's Bible Translation
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
The World English Bible
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
EasyEnglish Bible
They are like robbers who wait to attack people. They take more and more men away from their wives.
Young‘s Literal Translation
She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.
New Life Version
She lies in wait as a robber, and makes many more men not faithful.
The Voice Bible
She waits for you, ready to ambush you like a thief and ready to multiply unfaithfulness among men.
Living Bible
O my son, trust my advice—stay away from prostitutes. For a prostitute is a deep and narrow grave. Like a robber, she waits for her victims as one after another become unfaithful to their wives.
New Catholic Bible
Such a woman lies in wait like a robber, and many are the men she deludes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Surely she lies in wait as a robber, And adds to the treacherous among men.
Jubilee Bible 2000
She also lies in wait as for a prey and increases the transgressors among men.
Christian Standard Bible
indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber and increases the number of unfaithful people.
Amplified Bible © 1954
She also lies in wait as a robber or as one waits for prey, and she increases the treacherous among men.
New Century Version
They ambush you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful to their wives.
The Message
A prostitute is a bottomless pit; a loose woman can get you in deep trouble fast. She’ll take you for all you’ve got; she’s worse than a pack of thieves.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
She is also like a robber waiting to ambush someone, and she multiplies unfaithful men among the people.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the number of the faithless.
Good News Translation®
They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.
Wycliffe Bible
She setteth ambush in the way, as a thief (She setteth ambush on the way, like a thief); and shall add despisers in men, that is, (she) shall multiply (the) despisers of God among men.
Contemporary English Version
they are waiting to attack you like a gang of robbers with victim after victim.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the faithless among men.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the number of the faithless.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the number of the faithless.
Common English Bible © 2011
Indeed, she ambushes like a robber and increases the number of the faithless.
Amplified Bible © 2015
She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey], And she increases the faithless among men.
English Standard Version Anglicised
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the number of the faithless.
New American Standard Bible
Certainly she lurks as a robber, And increases the treacherous among mankind.
The Expanded Bible
They ambush you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful to their wives.
Tree of Life Version
Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
Revised Standard Version
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the faithless among men.
New International Reader's Version
She hides and waits like a thief. She causes many men to sin.
BRG Bible
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Complete Jewish Bible
She lies in wait to snatch her prey and adds to the number of faithless men.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
She lies in wait like a robber and increases the number of the faithless.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
She also lieth in wait like a road bandit, and increaseth the bogedim (unfaithful) among adam (mankind).
Names of God Bible
She is like a robber, lying in ambush. She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society.
Modern English Version
She also lies in wait as for a prey, and increases the transgressors among men.
Easy-to-Read Version
A bad woman waits for you like a thief, and she causes many men to be unfaithful to their wives.
International Children’s Bible
They ambush you like robbers. And they cause many men to be unfaithful to their wives.
Lexham English Bible
She is also like a robber lying in wait, and the faithless among mankind she increases.
New International Version - UK
Like a bandit she lies in wait and multiplies the unfaithful among men.