Proverbs 23:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 23:27

25 Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her who bore you rejoice.

26 My son, give me your heart,
And let your eyes observe my ways.

27 ^aFor a harlot is a deep pit,
And a seductress is a narrow well.

28 ^aShe also lies in wait as for a victim,
And increases the unfaithful among men.

29 ^aWho has woe?
Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions?
Who has complaints?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who ^bhas redness of eyes?

30 ^aThose who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of ^bmixed wine.

31 Do not look on the wine when it¹ is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it swirls around smoothly;

32 At the last it bites like a serpent,
And stings like a viper.

33 Your eyes will see strange things,
And your heart will utter perverse things.

34 Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the¹ midst of the sea,
Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:

35 “They^a have struck me, but I was not hurt;
They have beaten me, but I did not feel it.
When shall ^bI awake, that I may seek another drink?”

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:27

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American Standard Version
For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

Amplified® Bible
For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a loose woman is a narrow pit.

Contemporary English Version
Bad women and unfaithful wives are like a deep pit--

Darby English Version
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Good News Bible
Prostitutes and immoral women are a deadly trap.

King James Version
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

New American Standard Bible
For a harlot is a deep pit And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.

New International Version
for a prostitute is a deep pit
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

New King James Version
For a harlot is a deep pit,
And a seductress is a narrow well.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For a harlot resembles a deep pit And an adulterous woman resembles a narrow well.

Revised Standard Version
For a harlot is a deep pit; an adventuress is a narrow well.

Young's Literal Translation
For a harlot `is' a deep ditch, And a strange woman `is' a strait pit.

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