Proverbs 23:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.”
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BSBPD
“For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“For a harlot <FI>is<Fi> a deep ditch, And a strange woman <FI>is<Fi> a strait pit.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:27 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 39:10Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
- Proverbs 9:15calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
- Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
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