Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:27
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.