King James Version
Proverbs 23:27 in the King James Version says “For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
Proverbs 23:27 · KJV
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. as for: or, as a robber
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For a whore”
H2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
“and a strange”
H5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
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