Proverbs 23:27 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“For a whore {is} a deep ditch; and a strange woman {is} a narrow pit.”

Proverbs 23:27

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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?

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Proverbs 23:1

"When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what {is} before thee:"

Proverbs 23:2

"And put a knife to thy throat, if thou {be} a man given to appetite."

Proverbs 23:3

"Be not desirous of his dainties: for they {are} deceitful meat."

Proverbs 23:4

"Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."

Proverbs 23:5

"Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}"

Proverbs 23:6

"Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:"

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