Proverbs 23:27

“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Proverbs 23:27

For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Proverbs chapter 23

For a harlot is a deep pit And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.
- Basic English Bible

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
- Darby Bible

For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
- Douay Rheims Bible

For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
- Webster's Bible

For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
- World English Bible

For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.
- Youngs Literal Bible

For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Mishael's comment on 2020-09-02 01:32:25:

To Fred: excellent comment on that verse!

I will remember that forever. Thank you.

Mishael's comment on 2020-09-01 18:37:19:

You can google some commentaries on this. My 2 minute take: whores are unstable; stay a away from people who devalue things that God meant to be good and within the bond of marriage.

Fred Scanlan's comment on 2020-09-01 18:02:49:

a deep ditch you will will not get out of , a narrow pit you may have yet a chance.

Simon called Peter's comment on 2020-09-01 17:08:04:

''For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.''

How do I interpret this?

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