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 Teu pai e tua mãe se alegrarão; aquela te te gerou se encherá de alegria.
26 Meu filho, dá para mim teu coração, e que teus olhos prestem atenção em meus caminhos.
27 Porque a prostituta é [como] uma cova profunda, e a estranha [como] um poço estreito.
28 Também ela fica espreitando como um ladrão, e acrescenta transgressores entre os homens.
29 De quem são os ais? De quem são os sofrimentos? De quem são as lutas? De quem são as queixas? De quem são as feridas desnecessárias? De quem são os olhos vermelhos?
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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