Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He with whom the LORD is angry shall fall therein.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
In Context
13The slothful man saith, “There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.”
15Folly is bound to the heart of a child; But the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
Cross References
Psalms 81:12So I gave them up to the obstinacy of their hearts, And they walked according to their own devices.
Proverbs 5:3Truly, the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the wife of another, From the stranger, that useth smooth words.
Ecclesiastes 7:26And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:14
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. Note, 1. Those that have no love for their business will never want excuses to shake it off. Multitudes are ruined, both for soul and body, by their slothfulness, and yet still they have something or other to say for themselves, so ingenious are men in putting a cheat upon their own souls. And who, I pray, will be the gainer at last, when the pretences will be all rejected as vain and frivolous? 2. Many frighten themselves from… Read the whole commentary →