Judges 16:6

New Century Version

So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me why you are so strong. How can someone tie you up and capture you?”

Cross References

Nehemiah 6:4

Sanballat and Geshem sent the same message to me four times, and each time I sent back the same answer.

Psalm 12:2

Everyone lies to his neighbors; they say one thing and mean another.

Proverbs 22:14

The words of an unfaithful wife are like a deep trap. Those who make the Lord angry will get caught by them.

Proverbs 26:28

Liars hate the people they hurt, and false praise can ruin others.

Proverbs 6:26

A prostitute will treat you like a loaf of bread, and a woman who takes part in adultery may cost you your life.

Proverbs 7:21

By her clever words she made him give in; by her pleasing words she led him into doing wrong.

Micah 7:2

All of the faithful people are gone; there is not one good person left in this country. Everyone is waiting to kill someone; everyone is trying to trap someone else.

Micah 7:5

Don’t believe your neighbor or trust a friend. Don’t say anything, even to your wife.

Judges 14:17

Samson’s wife cried for the rest of the seven days of the feast. So he finally gave her the answer on the seventh day, because she kept bothering him. Then she told her people the answer to the riddle.

Judges 16:5

The Philistine rulers went to Delilah and said, “Find out what makes Samson so strong. Trick him into telling you how we can overpower him and capture him and tie him up. If you do this, each one of us will give you twenty-eight pounds of silver.”

Judges 16:7

Samson answered, “Someone would have to tie me up with seven new bowstrings that have not been dried. Then I would be as weak as any other man.”