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Proverbs 23:27 Cross-References
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“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
Proverbs 23:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 23:27
This verse employs stark imagery to warn against sexual immorality. 'A whore is a deep ditch' (כִּי־שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה זוֹנָה/ki-shuchah amuqqah zonah, for a deep pit is a prostitute) and 'a strange woman is a narrow pit' (וּבְאֵר צָרָה נָכְרִיָּה/uv'er tzarah nokhriyyah, a narrow well is an adulteress) depict sexual sin as a trap from which escape is nearly impossible. The 'deep ditch' suggests falling in is easy but climbing out extraordinarily difficult. The 'narrow pit' intensifies this—confined space makes escape even more hopeless. This echoes 22:14 and reflects Proverbs' consistent warnin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:27
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