Proverbs 22:14
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22:14The mouth35 of an adulteress is like36 a deep pit;37
the one against whom the Lord is angry38 will fall into it.39
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- 35 The word “mouth” is a metonymy of cause; it refers to the seductive speech of the strange woman (e.g., 2:16–22; and chs. 5, 7).
- 36 The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.
- 37 The point of the metaphor is that what the adulteress says is like a deep pit. The pit is like the hunter’s snare; it is a trap that is difficult to escape. So to succumb to the adulteress—or to any other folly this represents—is to get oneself into a difficulty that has no easy escape.
- 38 Heb “the one who is cursed by the Lord” (cf. ). The construction uses the passive participle in construct with Yahweh. The “Lord” is genitive of agency after the passive form. The verb means “be indignant, express indignation.” So it is talking about one against whom the Lord is angry.
- 39 Heb “will fall there.” The “falling” could refer to the curse itself or to the result of the curse. The proverb is saying that the Lord will use the seductive, deceptive words of the adulteress to bring about the downfall of one who is inclined to such folly.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit;
he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;
a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
those who make the Lord angry will fall into it.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A deep pit is the mouth of an adulteress,
he with whom Yahweh is angry will fall there.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit:
He that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
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