Proverbs 23:27

What does Proverbs 23:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 23:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

For a harlot <FI>is<Fi> a deep ditch, And a strange woman <FI>is<Fi> a strait pit.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

v.27This passage

v.28Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

Cross references

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  • Proverbs 22:14

    The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

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