Proverbs 23:26–28
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26My son,
give me your heart.
Let your eyes find happiness in my ways.
27A prostitute is a deep pit.
A loose woman is a narrow well.
28She is like a robber, lying in ambush.
She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways.
For a prostitute is a deep pit;
an adulteress is a narrow well.
She lies in wait like a robber
and increases the traitors among mankind.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
My son, give me your heart
and let your eyes delight in my ways,
for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
Like a bandit she lies in wait
and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways.
For a prostitute is a deep pit,
and a wayward woman is a narrow well;
indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber
and increases the number of unfaithful people.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
O my son, give me your heart.
May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
She hides and waits like a robber,
eager to make more men unfaithful.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
My child, may you give your heart to me,
and may your eyes delight in my ways.
For a deep pit is a prostitute,
and a narrow well is an adulteress.
She is also like a robber lying in wait,
and the faithless among mankind she increases.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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