King James Version
What Does Proverbs 23:27 Mean?
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
Context
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. as for: or, as a robber
29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **Strange woman **(*nokhriyyah*)*.—See *above, on Proverbs 2:16.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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