Proverbs 23:27
For a whore is a deep ditch, and an alien woman, is a strait pit. (For a whore is a deep ditch, and a woman whom thou hath been intimate with, but who is not thy wife, is a narrow pit.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
In Context
26My son, give thine heart to me, and thine eyes keep my ways.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:15to call men passing by the way, and men going in their journey. (to call to men passing by the way, and to men going 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 →