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


In Context

24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.

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

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

28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? 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 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 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.