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Proverbs 23:27

World English Bible

For a prostitute is a deep pit;
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

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Proverbs 23:27 in other translations

For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

Proverbs 23:27 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:27 in context

  1. 25Let your father and your mother be glad!
    Let her who bore you rejoice!
  2. 26My son, give me your heart;
    and let your eyes keep in my ways.
  3. 27For a prostitute is a deep pit;
    and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
  4. 28Yes, she lies in wait like a robber,
    and increases the unfaithful among men.
  5. 29Who has woe?
    Who has sorrow?
    Who has strife?
    Who has complaints?
    Who has needless bruises?
    Who has bloodshot eyes?