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


In Context

24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

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

28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases 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 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 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 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.