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Proverbs 23:27
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Proverbs 23:27 · King James Version
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Proverbs 23:27 in other translations
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.
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 righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
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?
30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
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