27For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.


In Context

24 The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him.

25 Let thy father, and thy mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that bore thee.

26 My son, give me thy heart: and let thy eyes keep my ways.

27 For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

28 She lieth in wait in the way as a robber, and him whom she shall see unwary, she will kill.

29 Who hath woe? whose father hath woe? who hath contentions? who falls into pits? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Proverbs 23:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:27For a whore [is] a deep ditch; and a strange woman [is] a narrow pit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:27for a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:27For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:27For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:27For a harlot is a deep ditch, And a strange woman is a strait pit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.