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Proverbs 23:27
For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.
Proverbs 23:27 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 23:27 in other translations
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
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In context
24 The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
27 For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.
28 Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.
29 Who says, Oh! who says, Ah! who has violent arguments, who has grief, who has wounds without cause, whose eyes are dark?
30 Those who are seated late over the wine: those who go looking for mixed wine.
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