Proverbs 23:27
For a zonah is a deep pit, 1 and a nokhriyah (strange woman, foreign woman, seductress, unfaithful wife) is a narrow well. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
In Context
26Beni (my son), give me thine lev, 1 and let thine eynayim delight in my drakhim. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 9:15To call those passing on the derech (road) 1 who go straight on their way: 1
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 →