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

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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 Los ojos de Jehová miran por la ciencia; mas él trastorna las cosas de los prevaricadores.

13 Dice el perezoso: El león está fuera; en mitad de las calles seré muerto.

14 Sima profunda es la boca de las extrañas: aquel contra el cual estuviere Jehová airado, caerá en ella.

15 La necedad está ligada en el corazón del muchacho; [mas] la vara de la corrección la hará alejar de él.

16 El que oprime al pobre para aumentarse él, y que da al rico, ciertamente [será] pobre.

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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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