Proverbs 23:27
For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.
Young's Literal Translation
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, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.
28She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.
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 →