Proverbs 23:27
Prostitutes and immoral women [DOU] are like [MET] a deep pit or a well that you may fall into.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
In Context
26My son, heed what I say to you, and allow what I do to be an example for you.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:15and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
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 →