Proverbs 23:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For a harlotזֹונָ֑ה
(zo·v·nah;)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
is a deepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה
(a·muk·kah)
6013: deepfrom amoq
pitשׁוּחָ֣ה
(shu·chah)
7745: a pitfrom shuach
And an adulterous womanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃
(na·che·ri·yah.)
5237: foreign, alienfrom the same as neker
is a narrowצָ֝רָ֗ה
(tza·rah)
6862a: narrow, tightfrom tsarar
well.וּבְאֵ֥ר
(u·ve·'er)
875: a well, pitfrom baar


















KJV Lexicon
For a whore
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
is a deep
`amoq  (aw-moke')
deep -- (exceeding) deep (thing).
ditch
shuwchah  (shoo-khaw')
a chasm -- ditch, pit.
and a strange woman
nokriy  (nok-ree')
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
is a narrow
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
pit
'er  (be-ayr')
a pit; especially a well -- pit, well.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For a harlot is a deep pit And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.

King James Bible
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a stranger is a narrow well;

International Standard Version
because a prostitute is a deep pit, and the adulterous woman a narrow well.

NET Bible
for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For a whore is a deep ditch and an estranged woman is a disturbed well.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A prostitute is a deep pit. A loose woman is a narrow well.

King James 2000 Bible
For a harlot is a deep ditch; and a seductress is a narrow well.
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