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


In Context

24 The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.

25 May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!

26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways,

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

28 Like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men.

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.