Proverbs 23:27
King James Version (KJV)
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
In context
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore 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 every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
- WEB World English Bible
- For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.