Proverbs 22:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.”
Proverbs 22:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:14 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 22:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 22:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.”
Proverbs 22:14 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.”
Proverbs 22:14 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A deep pit <FI>is<Fi> the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.”
Proverbs 22:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.”
Proverbs 22:14 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.”
Proverbs 22:14 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:14 in Context — Proverbs 22
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
What Does Proverbs 22:14 Mean?
Proverbs 22:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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