Proverbs 23:27

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.

Webster's Revision

For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

World English Bible

For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Clarke's Proverbs 23:27 Bible Commentary