Proverbs 23:27
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
In other versions
For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
ASV
For a loose woman is a deep hollow, and a strange woman is a narrow water-hole.
BBE
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
DBY
For a prostitute is a deep pit; And a wayward wife is a narrow well.
WEB
For a harlot `is' a deep ditch, And a strange woman `is' a strait pit.
YLT
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
ENG
For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
WBT
For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
BSB
In context
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?