Proverbs 23:27
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. | For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. | For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| [is] a pit | שׁוּחָ֣ה | shu-CHAH | H7745 | pitשׁוּחָה (shu.chah) pit |
| deep | עֲמֻקָּ֣ה | 'a-mu-KAH | H6013 | deepעָמֹק (a.moq) 1) deep, mysterious, depths 1a) deep 1b) unsearchable |
| a prostitute | זוֹנָ֑ה | zo-NAH | H2181 | to fornicateזָנָה (za.nah) 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication 1a2) to commit adultery 1a3) to be a cult prostitute 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to commit adultery 1c2) to force into prostitution 1c3) to commit fornication |
| and [is] a well | וּבְאֵ֥ר | u-ve-'ER | H0875 | wellבְּאֵר (be.er) well, pit, spring |
| narrow | צָ֝רָ֗ה | tza-RAH | H6862A | narrowצַר (tsar) narrow, tight |
| a foreign [woman] | נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | na-khe-ri-YAH | H5237 | foreignנׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) 1) foreign, alien 1a) foreign 1b) foreigner (subst) 1c) foreign woman, harlot 1d) unknown, unfamiliar (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.