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


In Context

24 The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

25 Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

26 Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

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

28 She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.

29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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