Proverbs 23:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
Proverbs 23:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:27 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.”
Proverbs 23:27 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.”
Proverbs 23:27 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For a harlot <FI>is<Fi> a deep ditch, And a strange woman <FI>is<Fi> a strait pit.”
Proverbs 23:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
Proverbs 23:27 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.”
Proverbs 23:27 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:27 in Context — Proverbs 23
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
What Does Proverbs 23:27 Mean?
Proverbs 23:27 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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