Proverbs 23:27
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 23:27 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn die Hure ist eine tiefe Grube und die Fremde ein enger Brunnen;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque sima profunda es la ramera, y pozo angosto la extraña.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque a prostituta é como uma cova profunda, e a estranha como um poço estreito.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois a prostituta é uma cova profunda, e a mulher imoral, um poço estreito.
📖 Proverbs 23:27 in Context
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
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