Proverbs 23:27
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
*For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap.22.14.
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Proverbs 23:27
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: A woman who engages in prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse. Sense 2: Figuratively, a city or people portrayed as unfaithful.
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Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.
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Any long, hollow receptacle of water.
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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.
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Sense 1: Of little width; restricted, confined, or hard-pressed. Sense 2: To contract or make less wide.
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Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.
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23:26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
23:26My sonne, giue me thine heart, and let thine eyes obserue my wayes.
23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
23:27*For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Selected passage23:28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
23:28*‖She also lyeth in wait as for a pray, and increaseth the transgressours among men.