Judges 14:15

Easy To Read Version

On the fourth day, [110] the men came to Samson’s wife. They said, “Did you invite us here just to make us poor? You must trick your husband into telling us the answer to the riddle. If you don’t get the answer for us, we will burn you and all the people in your father’s house to death.”

Cross References

Proverbs 1:11

Those bad people might say, “Come with us! We are going to hide and wait for someone to kill. We will attack some innocent person.

Proverbs 5:3

Another man’s wife might be very charming; the words from her lips so sweet and inviting.

Proverbs 6:26

A prostitute {\cf2\super [6]} might cost a loaf of bread. But the wife of another man can cost you your life!

Micah 7:5

Don’t trust your neighbor!\par Don’t trust a friend!\par Don’t even speak freely with your wife!\par

Judges 12:1

The men from the family group of Ephraim called all their soldiers together. Then they went across the river to the city of Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why didn’t you call us to help you fight the Ammonite people? We will burn your house down with you in it.”

Judges 14:14

Samson told them this riddle:

Judges 15:6

The Philistine people asked, “Who did this?”

Judges 16:5

The rulers of the Philistine people went to Delilah. They said, “We want to know what makes Samson so strong. Try to trick him into telling you his secret. Then we will know how to capture him and tie him up. Then we will be able to control him. If you do this, each one of us will give you 28 pounds [114] of silver.”