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Proverbs 23:27
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Proverbs 23:27
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
27*For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
- Chap.22.14.
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Proverbs 23:27
A prostitute, or to practise sexual immorality.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The sea; the abyss of waters; the ocean.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Any long, hollow receptacle of water.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Of little width; restricted, confined, or hard-pressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
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