Proverbs 23:27

For a loose woman is a deep pit, and a foreign woman is a constricted well.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

26My son, offer me your heart, and let your eyes keep to my ways.

28She lies in wait along the way like a robber. And the incautious one whom she sees, she will put to death.

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Cross References

Proverbs 9:15so as to call to those who were passing by the way and continuing on their journey:

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →

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