Proverbs 23:27–28
Proverbs 23:27–28 — The New International Version (NIV)
27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Like a bandit she lies in wait
and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — English Standard Version (ESV)
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit;
an adulteress is a narrow well.
28 She lies in wait like a robber
and increases the traitors among mankind.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)
27 A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
28 She hides and waits like a robber,
eager to make more men unfaithful.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27 For a harlot is a deep pit,
And a seductress is a narrow well.
28 She also lies in wait as for a victim,
And increases the unfaithful among men.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — New Century Version (NCV)
27 A prostitute is as dangerous as a deep pit,
and an unfaithful wife is like a narrow well.
28 They ambush you like robbers
and cause many men to be unfaithful to their wives.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27 For a harlot is a deep ditch;
And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
28 Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber,
And increaseth the treacherous among men.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27 A prostitute is a deep pit.
A loose woman is a narrow well.
28 She is like a robber, lying in ambush.
She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit,
and a stranger is a narrow well;
28 indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber
and increases those among men who are unfaithful.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit;
an adulteress is a narrow well.
28 She lies in wait like a robber
and increases the number of the faithless.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27 For a deep pit is a prostitute,
and a narrow well is an adulteress.
28 She is also like a robber lying in wait,
and the faithless among mankind she increases.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27 A prostitute is like a deep pit.
A wife who commits adultery is like a narrow well.
28 She hides and waits like a thief.
She causes many men to sin.
Proverbs 23:27–28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
27 For a harlot is a deep pit
And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.
28 Surely she lurks as a robber,
And increases the faithless among men.