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Proverbs 22:14 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Proverbs 22:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 22 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”
Proverbs 22:14 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 22:14
This proverb warns against sexual immorality using vivid imagery. 'Strange women' (זָרוֹת/zarot) refers to adulteresses or prostitutes—women outside covenant marriage. The 'deep pit' (שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה/shuchah amuqqah) evokes inescapable danger, like Joseph's pit (Genesis 37:24) or the grave (Psalm 55:23). Once a man falls into sexual sin, escape becomes extraordinarily difficult. The second half reveals God's active judgment: 'he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein' (זְעוּם יְהוָה/ze'um YHWH, one under God's wrath). This doesn't mean God tempts (James 1:13) but that divine judgment...
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Cross-References for Proverbs 22:14
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“whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.”
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
“from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.”
“from the foreigner who flatters with her words.”
“and he was beloved of his God”
“even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;”
“The Philistines are on you”
“that they might walk in their own counsels.”
“and abhorred [them]”