Proverbs 23:27
For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, || And a strange woman [is] a narrow pit.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
In Context
26Give, my son, your heart to me, || And let your eyes watch my ways.
28She also, as catching prey, lies in wait, || And she increases the treacherous among men.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:15To call to those passing by the way, || Who are going straight [on] their paths.
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 →